#CHAPTER 17 Can I Trust You?

CALEB Really, I shouldn’t be so surprised that Ruby knows as much about Lucas as she does. They were mates after all, and even though now she seems to have turned against him, she has been following him around like a love-sick puppy for as long as I could remember. I sighed, the dilemma beginning to frustrate me. “You and your mate really can’t stop causing me problems, can you?” Ruby crossed her arms over her chest, “Don’t call him my mate, I hate hearing that.” I looked at her, at the fiery expression in her eyes. It almost made me want to smile seeing how worked up she could get just by my words. “Sorry, I hadn’t realized you’d really rejected him.” The power in her stare instantly deflated and she leaned against the wall, her head in her hands. “I tried. But I don’t have my wolf, Willow. I haven’t been able to contact her, and without her I can’t cleanly reject the mate bond.” The information stopped me in my tracks. She’s still mated to Lu