I had no intention of handling anything else until I had been with Wren. I had felt the worst guilt leaving her outside of the hospital as she had been about to go and sit by her mother's side. I had been able to sense the nerves swirling within her belly. The way she sat upon the cavern of uncertainty, and I knew my duty as a mate was for me to be there for her. To support her. Had my father not called me away that would be exactly as I had done. But due to his demands I had walked away instead, leaving me with a swirl of unease inside of me, not knowing how my mate would react to me when she next saw me...
My mind had been upon Wren as I listened to my father bark his words my way, and it had only infuriated me further. I did not feel he believed a word that I said. Despite his denials, I had no doubt he would be rushing off to discuss things with Aiden the moment I had left...
