2.24

Elelira POV

The three of us wandered down to the beach, since it seemed like the natural place to speak together.

Everyone else stayed with Nilo to start discussing the upcoming attack from the North, and the new threat that my uncle now posed to the pack now that everyone knew of his involvement. Jack had information going back years on my uncle’s dealings, and how he would take over other packs. I felt guilty for taking Lachlan away from a meeting with new vital information, but he insisted that he wanted to be with me.

I tried not to let it show how much I really wanted him here with me and my father. I tried not to let it show how much it meant to me that he chose to support me and left the meeting to Nilo. That is something he never would have done before.

Is it knowing that I am his mate that is causing him to act this way, or does he genuinely love me, even without the bond?

That is my biggest hang up. That is what is causing me to not be able to move past this. I understand