章節 8: Chapter 8

“I’ve never heard of a human feeling a mate bond,”Noah said but there was thoughtfulness,not accusation in his tone.

Dallas’voice was similar when he said,“Me neither.”

“Doesn’t mean it’s impossible.Could just be incredibly rare,”Mikael pointed out.

“Well,most of humankind don’t know that everyone around this table except you and me can shift into an animal,”Derek said dryly,making Mikael grin.

“Okay,so,let’s say we take this at face value—”Noah started and was stopped by Kit.

“I believe him.It makes sense to me.Dad wouldn’t have changed as much as he has if there wasn’t more of a reason than whatever happened on his last job.”

“Kit is right,”Maxim grunted.“He hurt Mate.The cat would not forgive itself.”

Dallas nodded.“So he’s been in human form since…when?”

“Since the day we were moved from the house we shared with Derek,”Kit said quietly.“Two years.”

Everyone there knew what that meant.Cal shouldn’t have been sane anymore,yet somehow he managed.