Chapter 109

KEENA

My father watches me carefully as I pace back and forth on his office rug. Ward isn't here and my father refuses to tell me where he has gone. Only that he will be back shortly.

"You are going to ruin my rug," my father says with a chuckle. "Can you please calm down?"

Turning around I glare in my father's direction. "Maybe I could calm down and sit if you would just tell me where Ward is."

"I told you," my father breathes out in frustration. "It is a personal matter."

I scoff loudly. "Since when are things personal between mates?"

"Since today," my father says grumpily.

Just as I am about to begin fussing at my father again when the door opens and Ward strolls in. I don't miss the bandage that is wrapped around the crook of his elbow.

"What happened?" I say as I cross my arms over my chest.

"Just some routine blood work," Ward says but he won't meet my gaze.

I breathe heavily in and out while I look between my father and Ward. "Fine," I finally s