Chapter 54 - Jackson

I had walked from Evelyn’s room with the weight of the world on my shoulders. Why would she not give us the time together we needed to try to resolve all of this? If this prophecy was in fact written about us, then we had to work together to decide how best to work on this. Create some sort of a resolution. Instead all we seemed to do was anger her, though perhaps my behaviour was a little out of character…

I cannot describe the feelings this is bringing to me, the constant pressure on my mind at the thought of having to share her with two other men. It turns my stomach. You were always raised to believe the matebond was sacred, that your mate belonged to you and you alone. That any relations outside of that matebond was sacrilege on the bond that our goddess created for you. And why would anybody want to do that to their mate?

Though sadly many did. But I never thought that was right. I considered the matebond pure. Sacred. To be respected the way it was meant to be