Bella had never been this conflicted in her life. She had never gone against Ezra, and she didn't want to go against him. He had always been an elder brother figure to her, and also her Alpha. She also knew that this was a very important piece of information for him. On the other hand, Andrew was her mate, and they were supposed to build trust in each other if they want their relationship to work. There were already strains in the relationship because of the differences between their pack leaders. She should be trying to make it better, not worse.

"Are you okay, Bella?" Andrew asked her. He had...