Chapter 75

Chassy

"Chas," Xander said, his worry evident. "I don’t know what I will do to Ethan. After the send-off, he didn't talk to anyone but me, and I was always away. He stayed in his room. I decided to stay in the pack more often and only go out at night, which my mate didn’t want either.

“Give him time; the boy lost his mother,” I replied. He sighed heavily. I capped his face with both my hands and said, “He’s going to be fine. He’s strong; I could feel it. He is your son, so he’ll get through this soon, and before you know it.”

“Thank you for being here. For looking after Ethan. I know that at some point, you'll feel tired. But I hope that you’re not going to take it against me and leave again.”

“That’s not going to happen. We talked about this already,” I replied.

“I know that you only agreed to come back to me because of the threat to our kind," he said in a low voice.

“At first, yes. But deep inside, I know that I still want you.