A Wall Between Us

"I guess we are both protecting ourselves then," Beatrix spat, shaking with anger as she gathered her maps from my table. She snatched up her glittering ritual belongings and shoved them into her satchel. "I cannot afford to feel anything for a shifter, not ever. Our kind knows better. You all have fated mates out there waiting for you, and a chosen bond is nothing compared to that pull. If I chos