Chapter 0481

I sit up straighter, surprised. “The one with the crown?” I ask, a little horrified at the idea. “Or – the one next to him?”

“The one next to him,” Ben says, nodding seriously, and I feel a whoosh of relief – because the one with the crown…my wolf raises her hackles at his memory. There was something wrong with him. But the one next to him – I suddenly remember the pulse that went through me when our eyes locked. Not a mating bond – no, I’d recognize that anywhere – but…a connection.

A real one I can’t explain.

“Did you find out who he is?” I ask, excited.

“Of course I did, Ari,” Ben says, leaning back in his chair and waiving a dismissive hand at me. “What do you think I did all midwinter? Actually, Rafe is the one who told me who it was.”