Chapter 154. The Eggball

Raina’s POV

Her benevolent efforts to circumvent my will were non-effective. I decided to fill her in on crucial details, despite my desire to spare her the whole story.

“A war is coming.” I kept it simple. “They want my wolf and I have been through too much because of who I am.”

The priestess scratched her sweaty, brown forehead. Her fixated russet eyes pitied me. “Why not just hide her then? Your mate could do that.”

“Valen won’t. He needs to bond with his mate, remember?” I mumbled and tucked the ring into my shorts pocket.

“Well,” She thinned her lips and folded her arms, thoughtfully. “That’s a good point, but it seems that you are dragging me into your lover’s disagreement. He obviously doesn’t know what his little queen is up to.”

A short silence fell over us. It wasn’t awkward or unsettling―it was guilt-ridden.

“I’m doing this for me.” I coaxed, squaring my shoulders and striving to remain deadpan. “Our bond is unfor