"Calm down, love. She's doing this on purpose. Don't give her a reason to point a finger at you." Valerius whispered the words as he pulled her into a hug, hiding her face against his chest while softly patting the back of her head with one of his hands.
Damien and Kenric were also right there and while none of those two spoke anything out loud, Annalise felt their comfort seeping through the mate bonds and enveloping her into a warm embrace.
It didn't take long for Annalise to calm down with the help of her husbands and while a part of her was still mad at the witch for even thinking about laying her hands on her man, but the mature side of her understood Valerius' words.
"Are you feeling better now?" Valerius asked after a while as he probably felt her calming down through their bond. He pulled away enough to look straight into her eyes while he awaited her response.
