"Look… Whatever the reason, it doesn’t matter. Marcel returned yesterday and he found out, so I'm not alone here… If things don’t work out, I’ll come straight home." It wasn’t exactly a lie, I would go home when all this was over, even if the thought of leaving him made my heart ache. I hated this.

"Marking you and rejecting you, that ain’t fucking tolerable. I'm going to-" Alejandro growled.

"Let Azura handle it." Kiara cut in firmly. "Dad, Alejandro, Liam, look… I know that not every mate is worth fighting for, but Leo does have a good heart. Deep down I feel if he just let it go, he...