Once again, the mate bond provided her with a precise sense of her husband's location as she moved confidently toward the boundary separating the Archduke's estate from the one owned by House von Conradie. Egon trailed closely behind her, his presence emitting an aura that kept her father's knights at a distance.
"Stop right there," he ordered just as her foot hovered on the threshold between his estate and her father's.
She obeyed, torn by doubts about her decision. Neither of them was in the right frame of mind for a productive conversation. As she glanced back at him maintaining a considerable distance, she questioned whether she had made the right choice by halting her steps once more.
"Why did my brother claim you don't feel safe around him?" he inquired with a fake neutral tone. "What transpired between the two of you during my absence?"
Frustration welled up inside her, causing her to bite her lip before releasing it in exasperation.
