The Bond

AARYN

His mate was beautiful when she was angry—and fucking terrifying when she went still like she did now, moving only her eyes to look at Huncer.

"The bond took," she said through her teeth, "But we… chose not to complete it to give ourselves time to consider how to announce it. Were we to have mated, the entire city would have known this morning."

Most of the elders looked stunned. Lhern smiled. But Huncer… the older Leonine's eyes narrowed. "How can you be sure the bond is true if you were able to resist it?"

"I assure you, it was not easy," Elreth growled, her cheeks pinking. He wished she'd look at him so he could share the amusement with her. But he knew she wasn't there yet. He would have chuckled if Huncer hadn't looked so alarmed.