"Perhaps," Taryn said slowly, "she simply couldn't accept the fact that her best friend had found a life outside of what she knew—the Free Fae. A mate at that."
He exhaled. "Bonds between interspecies, especially involving the Free Fae, had never been heard of. I assume poppy felt something was off. So she convinced Lila to investigate, and together they uncovered the darker side of Angus."
Hannah said nothing, completely drawn into the story. All Angus had ever told them was that his mate had run from him and returned to the Fae realm. No one had ever given her details like this.
"But even with the evidence they brought that Angus was not the hero he claimed to be, Seraphira refused to believe them." Taryn's voice hardened slightly. "And no one could truly blame her. A mate bond goes beyond affection. It binds, blinds and makes one fiercely loyal to their partner, even to their own destruction.
