Chapter 34

After I gave Uncle Jaspar the necklace, it felt as though a weight had been lifted from my shoulders. While I believed my intentions to be pure, the thought of losing Aela for even a few days was terrifying. Uncle Jaspar provided me with what help he could and for that I was thankful. 

I stayed in my bedroom well into the afternoon. The dinner cart pulled me from my thoughts.

"You can just leave it." I nodded at one of the servants with a smile.

"Place it outside your room when you are finished, Princess." The older woman smiled back.

I ate my dinner in silence, my mind attempting to focus on many things at once. I found I couldn't tap into my mate at will. It was a give and take type of connection. I could only receive the emotions and thoughts