chapter 14

Sage He uses a fork to cut up his food, while he gives me a knife to use. I wonder if he did it so I wouldn’t be worried, or was he genuinely unconcerned about my ability to injure him with it? I pick up the knife, and he stares at my hand for a second, but quickly looks down at his plate again, using his fork to cut his own food. I cut a piece off and pop it in my mouth. “Kat said you had a mate,” he muses without any context. It isn’t a question, more a statement. I nod, chewing slowly, keeping my gaze focused on him, just in case. “I had a mate. Her name was Angie. She was killed during a pack war,” he adds. I tilt my head as his eyes flicker to his beast. His hand clenches tightly around the fork for a second, before his grip loosens. “Is that why there are no women here? I can’t smell she-wolves,” I point out, and he looks up, shocked that I actually answered him. “Yes, our warriors were away helping Kat’s pack. We didn’t think the other pack would attack mine. They were all kille