She had no idea how long she’d been there, but she supposed it was for a while. Khan had come up for a little while, and when she’d asked to be alone, he’d left, but she knew he hadn’t wanted to. Then when he’d come to bed, she’d pretended to be asleep until she came to be sitting here. He hadn’t moved since. “You can tell me if you want to.” His voice didn’t startle her like she thought it should have. “What’s wrong? Are you still thinking about Barr?” “Some, but not all.” She continued looking out the window. “Caitlynne said that he would be caught, and when he was, she’d make sure he never got out.” “She’s someone you can trust. Her word is her bond.” Khan didn’t get up, but she heard him shift around on the bed. “What else is bothering you?” What wasn’t? she wanted to ask him. But she watched a deer walk through the snow nibbling on grass. She decided that she would ask some of the questions she had about being his mate. “This thing, this mate thing, you said that we’re a mated pair.
