Kael's POVI had spent the entire walk from the council chamber trying to decide how to tell Lila. The only conclusion that came was that there was no good way.If I told her gently, she would accuse me of making the decision without her. If I explained the council's reasoning, she would tell me that their expectations were not her problem. If I admitted that I'd declared her my chosen mate because it was the only explanation that kept the council from digging deeper, she would remind me that I had once again decided what happened to her without asking whether she wanted it.She would be right and that was what frustrated me most. I knew that she would hate it but I had done it anyway. Because there had been no other answer I could give them without putting her in danger.I turned into the general library using the bond her like I usually did.The vast room was quieter than usual, most of the shelves empty at this hour. A few wolves sat scattered across the tables, absorbed in their o
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