Chapter Sixty-One

“I didn’t know any of this until her aunt told me, that’s why I left before winter break last year. I don’t know how we are able to be mates based on our backgrounds, but that’s how it is and I love her.” He turned and looked at Emily curled up on the sofa looking like she wanted to sink right in and have it swallow her up from this moment. He mouthed the ‘I love you’ to her and she did the same to him. She nodded her head for him to continue and turned back around to face eight piercing eyes. “Her father is Orfeo.” He glanced at Jacob and then Danny and saw confusion then recognition of who and what she was crossing over their faces. Jacob stood up and took two steps forward. Zach automatically let out a low growl and stood in between him and Emily.

Madison pulled on Jacob’s arm so he would come back to her, which he did by one step. “I don’t get it. I thought they could only have sons.&rd