Chapter 36
Chapter Thirty-Six
Falcon
She’s our true mate?
The second those words come out of Shayne’s mouth, I understand why I’ve been so obsessed. It makes too much damn sense.
I don’t know why I didn’t see it sooner.
She’s supposed to be with us. That’s why I’ve been stressing the fuck out. She might be safe where she is, but it’s not where she should be. Instinctively, I know that, and I hate it.
Too bad there’s nothing I can do about it.
At least not right at this moment.
Damn it.
I turn back to Shayne. He’s watching me with hope in his eyes. He looks ready to jump back out of the car. He knew the moment he saw her that she was meant for us. He felt it, and he didn’t show any hint of uncertainty.
He didn’t see how she looked before.
He doesn’t know what she went through.
Neither of us really do.
“We can’t storm back inside and tell her she’s coming home with us. You know that, right?”
He sighs. “I know, but what can we do? She’s supposed to be with us.”
“Lana told me I could ask to visit again, and that she would let me in if it was what Robin wanted.” I hesitate, and Shayne frowns at me.
“You don’t think Robin will want to see you again?”
“I don’t think Lana will be happy if we tell Robin we’re her mates, unless she knows that’s why we need to see her again.”
“What? Why does that matter?”
“It’s because we lied to get in here tonight. Lana doesn’t trust us. If we give her another reason not to trust us, she’ll never let us come back here.”
“Damn. You think she’ll be okay with us visiting Robin because we want to tell her we’re her mates?”
I shrug. “You tell me. You’re the one with the brother mated to Lana.”
“It’s not like we’ve kept in close contact. We live in different places now. Although …”
“Although?”
“There’s something I should probably tell you. Shadow knows. He’s an Omega, he felt what I felt when I bumped into Robin.”
“So, he’ll tell her anyway.”
“I asked him not to say anything. He might be as excitable as most Omegas, but he knows when to keep a secret. I don’t think he’ll spill unless I tell him it’s okay.”
I lean back in my seat and put on my belt. “Okay. We’re leaving. I’ll call the academy in the morning and talk to Lana. If Robin’s our true mate, she can’t deny us the chance to visit her.”
I sound confident about that, and I am, but I’m sure she’ll have conditions, and I doubt they’ll be reasonable. It doesn’t matter. This isn’t something we’re going to just forget about.
Robin is our mate.
She’ll realize that soon enough.
All we need to do is spend a little time with her.
“This sucks,” Shayne murmurs as he puts on his belt.
I nod as I force myself to start the engine.
Leaving feels wrong, but we can’t do anything about it.
I waited this long to find out she was safe and well.
I can wait a little longer to tell her she’s our mate.