“Jasper, are you sure it was such a good idea to leave her,” Evyn grumbles for the hundredth time. As they trudge across Drein, he glances back every so often.

Jasper tries not to roll his eyes, “If you’re so worried about your mate, then you should have stayed with them.”

“T-that’s not why,” he blunders through his words, a blush skyrocketing through his features.

“You have been wanting to leave them for a while now, but all of a sudden, now you care? ...