Leland's Surprising Request

Leland lowered his head and looked at Sophie seriously. His hands held hers tightly. He said, "I promise to return as soon as possible. This is an urgent matter and I cannot delay this further."

There was something in his voice that made Sophie feel suspicious. To the best of her knowledge, Leland never lied to her, but he had a habit of keeping bad things to himself to protect her and she hated that. She wanted to always know what he was dealing with so she could support him in ways that she could.

Moments like this were the times when she hated herself for not being fully lycan who could share the mate bond completely with her mate.

Between the two of them, Leland had the upper hand. He could always know what she was feeling and do something to help her. Sophie could only rely on her gut feeling and her own knowledge of him.

"Leland, is there something that you are not telling me?" Sophie pursed her lips. "I have a bad feeling about you leaving..."