*~Leon's POV~*
Are you joking? Are you kidding me?" Hazel's voice shook with disbelief. "I don't talk to Sophia…please excuse us."
"Wife," Sophia corrected smugly. "I need to have a little conversation with the Alpha," Hazel said coldly.
"Don't stay out too long, my love," Sophia sang, bouncing away like she'd just won a trophy.
"What are you doing, Leon?" Hazel snapped the moment Sophia was gone.
"I don't even know what happened," I said, rubbing the back of my neck. "She just—"
"You just changed," Hazel cut in, voice trembling.
"Yes. Because I've come of age, Hazel. I'm mated to Sophia."
"Do you love her?"
"I love her," I said automatically.
Hazel stepped closer, her eyes searching mine. "Do you love her?"
I stayed quiet.
Her gaze softened, sad but knowing. "You see?" she whispered. "You don't love her."
"I will eventually love her."
