At the bar, after Daryn offered Brantley ginger ale, he said, "Dawn had told me about the conversation you had with her at Ensmoire."
Brantley became uncomfortable. He looked away. "This is impossible. I won't bear the separation. And I will fight you guys if you will try to separate me from her." He was edgy, as if ready to fight with everyone for the sake of his mate. The way he looked at Dawn, it was as if she was trying to separate his soul from his body. There was misery in his expressions. He took in a deep breath.
"I understand the mate bond, Brantley. But what she said makes a lot of sense. She just wants her baby to grow in a free environment rather than to be weighed down by the burden of being your mate. And I fully support her, because only then the child will be able to understand and value her freedom and life. If you are going to be there for her at each and every step, her emotional and mental growth is going to be stunted." Daryn explained.
