Ariel POV

"Lu..." I almost said his name.

"What are you doing here? Who are you?"

Lucian's question implied that he didn't recognize me. Wait? How could that be? I mean, I am his mate. Could he really not recognize me that easily?

"I apologize, Alpha. I was just passing through. I thought this house looked very nice."

“Your voice sounds so familiar. Why do I feel like I know you?”

What should I do? I didn’t want to lie to him, but I also didn’t want to be found out.

“I should ...