Jayden's POV
Palmer insisted I needed to embrace human customs, which meant arriving in their realm via private jet rather than my usual methods. According to him, such extravagance would befit the new billionaire CEO persona I was adopting.
Gazing through the aircraft window at the sprawling cityscape below, I found myself puzzling over Palmer's behavior these past years. His responses to my messages had grown increasingly curt and distant, as if some invisible chasm had opened between us. The only reason he showed any warmth now was because the king had commanded his support for this mission.
That obligation was the sole thread keeping our communication alive.
The jet touched down with barely a tremor, but suddenly Abner stirred restlessly within me.
His voice rumbled through my consciousness like distant thunder. "Our mate walks this realm."
My pulse hammered against my ribs with unexpected force.
A mate? Here among the humans?
