And still she lay there with her lips shut tight and pain in her heart. Tears caressed her cheeks where loving hands had once done the same. "He won't eat, Vasile." His mate's voice was filled with worry. "He's pining for her. I think if she dies, he will die as well, regardless of the Blood Rites." Vasile wasn't trying to be disrespectful of Jen's situation, he was just stating what was. "You need to talk to him. You need to fix this." "Luna, I'm Alpha, not God." "Oh, now you want to act like you can't do everything? Now is not the time to back off. Jen, just as Sally and Jacque, is like a daughter me. I won't lose her. Go deal with this Vasile. Now." Vasile looked into Alina's eyes and saw the determination there. He also knew that if he did not heed her words he would pay for it. "Okay, Mina. I will talk to him." She let out the breath she had been holding, kissed her mate gently, and then pushed him in the direction of the door.
