ELRETH
They were both quiet for moment, then Elreth voiced her fear. "Maybe that's my fate?" she said. "Maybe if I'm dominant I'm supposed to stay alone? And not mate at all?"
Gar groaned. "You're going to force me to be serious about this, aren't you."
"Gar, you do this stuff. You understand it. I've never… I don't understand. And Dad makes it all sound so simple—but when I went to see Aaryn last night to try and sort it out, he was already with someone else."
"He was mating someone else?" Gar said in a very deep, rough voice that rolled into a growl. And when he turned to look at her there was not a hint of a tease on his dark features.
"You look just like dad when you do that," she said, surprised.
"Whatever, El, I'm serious. He kissed you and then he went and found someone else to mate?"
"Not mating," she sighed. "But… they were hugging. And he was… holding her."
"Who?"
