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“Don’t worry—” Sophia stopped, realizing Belle wasn’t saying sorry to her. Ava stood several feet away, arms folded and looking as usual like she wanted someone to give her an excuse to vent her frustration. She narrowed her gaze on Belle, and her lips didn’t move, but Belle nodded. Sophia tapped a finger alongside her cheek. “Are you reading her mind, or what?”
“Kind of. Yes.”
Sophia’s eyes widened. “What? Seriously?”
“You didn’t know?” Belle was less hostile, and Sophia was pretty sure it had to do with Ava. “It’s not that I’m reading hers, but she’s pressing into my head.”
“What do you mean?”
“An alpha class can speak into our minds.”
“Whose?”
Belle’s shoulders slumped. She seemed sorry to have to admit her next words. “I’m from a lesser class of wolf shifter. There are three classes. Alpha class, mid class, and lower class. I’m one of the lower classes as I said.”
“And Ava is an alpha class?”
“Yes.”
“What does that mean?”
“It means she might have the ability to be alpha. All of the elites have the ability, but it doesn’t mean they will hold the position. An alpha class isn’t the same as being an alpha. There are other requirements, but more often than not, an alpha class will try to get work as a Guard.”
“Wow, that’s pretty interesting.”
She shrugged. It probably didn’t interest her all that much because she would never have the potential to be an elite. The shifter world
was so different from her own. She felt that unless someone had mental challenges or some other type of handicap they could be anything they wanted to be. Was it that the upper classes led the lower classes of shifter to believe they couldn’t rise above their station? The mere thought sent a ripple of annoyance through her. She’d have to ask Sebastian about it later.
Then a new thought occurred to her. If Ava pressed her thoughts into Belle’s mind, that meant Sebastian could do it as well. No wonder his people often looked like they were having a silent conversation with him. And what about her? Could he press his thoughts into her mind? Did that mean he could read her mind?
She whirled around to seek out her husband only to find his gaze on her already. With his closed expression, it was hard to tell if he overheard the conversation or if he were reading her thoughts right then.
Are you reading my mind? If you are, get out!
Amusement transformed his handsome face, and she glared at him. He left the side of the person chattering away to him to come to her. She winced at his rudeness, but the man didn’t seem to think anything of it. He followed behind Sebastian like a trained puppy.
Sebastian reached her and stroked a hand over her arm. The gentle touch sent shivers of delight racing up her spine.
“You can read my mind, can’t you?” She started to pull away from him, but his fingers curled around her arm to keep her in place.
“I can’t.”
“You’re lying, Sebastian. I saw it in your face that you knew what I was thinking.”
“I could guess based on your conversation.”
She studied him to try to determine if he were telling the truth but couldn’t be sure. “You heard us over all this noise?”
“I have a keen sense of hearing, more developed than the others.” He leaned in and let his lips brush the tender area behind her ear. “Besides, I’m always aware of you.”
She trembled a little. “This is a serious conversation, Sebastian. It’s not the time for you to be coming on to me.”
His eyebrows rose, and his amusement increased. “Was I doing that?”
She rolled her eyes at him, but he chuckled.
“Sir!” The man who was chatting to him earlier inched in as close as he dared to them. “Please, come to my house and talk to my daughter. I don’t know what to do with her. She’s fallen in with humans. I know she’s going to be found out and get into trouble. Just make her obey. If you do it, she won’t have a choice.”
