Unspoken Bonds

"Can I at least walk you back to your room?" Garrick asked, and I stared at him momentarily before nodding in agreement.

We were halfway there when I broke the silence, hoping he would give me some answers after I had told him about my love life. "Why are you so scared to find your mate?"

"I am not scared to find her. I'm worried about what situation she will be in when I do." He lifted his arm,