#Chapter 84: The Errand

Ella “Alexander, that’s incredible!” I leapt to my feet, so overjoyed by the news that I couldn’t help myself. Before I knew what I was doing, my arms were around my neck, lips pressing a kiss against the stubble of his cheek. Alexander froze, arms slightly spread out to the sides, and it was only then that I realized what I’d done. The mate bond. My mental shields had briefly fallen, and without meaning to, I had flooded every ounce of my joy into Alexander’s own mind. For a long, breathless moment, neither of us moved. Alexander’s face was completely unreadable, arms still splayed, and somehow, that was even worse than if he had simply shoved me away and gagged at the contact. But then I felt it—that thrum of happiness that wasn’t my own. That pulse that belonged only to my mate as his own walls came down just a sliver. And beneath that joy was something else. Something that made my wolf purr with satisfaction. Slowly, Alexander’s hands