Chapter 139

My mate was kind enough to explain, "They did not immediately complete the bond, which enabled him to have a mistress. Although in his case one could not be sure if he was faithful after completing the bond."

I shook my head in disbelief because this story sounded surreal. Once the bond was sealed, you could never choose anyone else again. That was final and confirmed the deep bond between Mates.

"How is this supposed to work? How?"

"If you had known my father, you would know what I mean. He was a cold man and I would not have known that he had any feelings at all."

You could be relieved when someone used the past tense. This man appeared to be dead, which people were probably glad about. I may have heard little about him, but what I did learn was negative.

To be on the safe side, I asked, "So your father is dead?"

"Not quite, but you can't call it living either." That didn't help me one bit. Illness seemed like the most logical solution to m