CHAPTER 81 Zale

  The hounds had been gone for hours by this point, and so had Amanda. I understood she needed time to reconnect with Bo, but I was getting impatient.

  "Don't worry," Javier patted my back. "She'll be fine."

  "I know."

  "No, you don't know or you wouldn't keep squeezing your fist like you're trying to break the arm of that chair."

  My head jerked up. A connection I hadn't expected to ever feel again flared to life and a burst of pure sunshine radiated through it.

  "Someone's happy," Javier helpfully commented.

  I wanted to toss him over the barrier. "How?" I growled. It wasn't that I was against the bond coming back, but I had to worry about how it had.

  Javier shrugged. "Don't really care that much. I'm just happy she is." He smirked at me. "Like you should be too."

  "Zale?"

  I whirled and forgot that Javier existed. My mate's skin was covered in kiss marks and her lips were still swollen. "You okay?"