Page 64 of Seeded By Two

It seemed idiotic to me to let Beth go, to take the risk that she might not come back.

For her to decide she would be better off without us.

Beth was human, not a Krev.

She had a lot to think about, a lot to process, and it was hard enough for a Krev to come to terms with the fact they were a fated mate, never mind the female Twin Joisa!

I stopped my pacing, turned toward Feon, and jammed a finger accusingly at him.

I was cold with rage.

I opened my mouth to berate him… before clamping it shut, grinding my teeth, shaking my head, and then returning to my frantic pacing.

Every so often, I threw myself into a chair, almost knocking it back, but I could not sit still for long.

I couldn’t even begin to understand how Feon could do it!

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, I said to him politely — although it came out more of a yell than I had intended:

“How long are we supposed to sit here and wait?”

He shrugged his shoulders. “As long as she needs.”

I threw up my hands. “As long as she needs? So what if she needs longer than fifteen hours?”

He shrugged that annoying little shrug of his. “Then she takes longer than fifteen hours.”

I scratched my head in confusion. “I thought she was your fated mate?”

“She is,” he said flatly, calmly.

“And you care about whether or not she will remain your fated mate?”

I knew the answer, of course.

I had seen it the moment I had opened the door to the suite expecting to see my mate waiting for me… and instead saw him.

It had been in his face.

I saw the eyes of a male very much in love.

He had fallen hard, had betrayed his sworn duty to me for her.

I was under no illusion he would not risk losing her for any reason.

Least of all if it meant giving her a little time to think through the situation.

But I did not have the same faith he did.

She was a rational creature.

She might decide she didn’t want the difficulties and confusion that came with the Joisa.

I tried to think from Feon’s point of view but I could not fathom it.

“When your fated mate is on the line, you must do everything in your power to protect her,” I said, coming at him from a different tack.

“That’s what I’m doing,” he said, giving me a meaningful look.

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