“We can’t lie to her!” Harper says quickly.
“We have to tell her the truth,” I agree. “It’s going to be impossible to hide our feelings around her anyway. She’ll feel the connection we have soon, if she’s not starting to feel it already.”
Falcon nods as I’m speaking, and when I’m done, he adds his own agreement.
“She’s destined to be with us. No matter how we deal with this, that’s not going to change. I don’t want to lie to her, even if it might make things easier to begin with. However long it takes for her to accept a visit from us, we should be completely honest from the start.”
“Then, I guess that’s one decision made,” Shayne says, smiling.
I sit up straighter. “One decision? What’s the second?”
“How many nights should I book a hotel for in Cressidan City?”
Falcon has his phone in his hand when I look at him.
He’s already searching for a hotel.
Holy shit.
This is serious.
“Wait! What about Harper’s orchestra …”
“Fuck the orchestra!” Harper blurts before I can finish protesting.
He shrugs when I turn my stunned gaze on him.
“This is a true mate we’re talking about. I don’t need the practice sessions, and they’ll be happy to have me whenever we’re back, even if I miss performance nights. They can manage without me. This is way more important than that.”
“Well, I guess that’s one more decision made,” Shayne adds.
I blink at Harper, blown away by how easily he brushed off the orchestra.
“We can figure something out if you need to come back for it,” Falcon suggests, glancing up from his phone’s screen. “I don’t know how long we’ll be in the city, but …”
He shrugs, and Shayne gives us a wry smile.
“It’s not going to happen overnight. We need to get to know her and let her get to know us.”
That’s when it dawns on me that they’re not just talking about heading out to the city for a week or two. Three probably wouldn’t even cut it.
This is big. It’s life changing.
We all live here, in this tiny apartment in Silver Valley, and our new mate has a whole other life at the academy in Cressidan City.
Shayne’s talk about decisions hits a little harder now.
We’re going to have to make some important ones soon.
I nod slowly. “That’s why you’re not sure how long to book the hotel for.”
“Book it for a month,” Shayne suggests.
“I’m not sure that’ll be enough,” Falcon muses.
“We can book for longer if we need to as we go,” Shayne explains.
“A month!” Harper complains, slouching in his seat. “That sounds like forever.”
