Chapter 148: Compelled To Truth

He settled Laurel into his lap as the carriage began to pull away. It had been a night of revelations and surprises.

He had never known that Gavin couldn’t shift, though he wasn’t surprised that Gavin had hired staff that also couldn’t shift, whether they were human or simply out of contact with their wolves.

He had never expected that Basil had gone through the shift alone. The grief made his heart clench. The first shift could be terrifying. Without guidance, it could have done so much damage.

Then, there was the matter of his son on the edge of going rogue.

He’d had his suspicions about them not being fated mates, but he had never imagined that they had no mating bond beyond a marked bond. His head ached.

Basil would need treatment and he would need to speak to his son about his shifting experiences.

Basil told him that he didn’t remember. Did that mean he only shifted under duress? Did he blackout during it?

Had he ever *truly* shifted or did he just think he had? If he had