When no one seemed willing to tell her what was going on, her brother finally did.
"Your boyfriend and Laila are fated mates." Sebastian delivered the news so calmly and evenly that no one would have guessed from his tone alone how much he wanted to break Gilbert's head, even knowing he couldn't afford to, not while the doctor was the only one with any real chance of helping Viola recover her wolf and conduct the mermaid sacrifice that will break his curse.
"What?" Zoe muttered, the disbelief hitting her quietly, not loudly. She turned to Gilbert, who already looked guilty enough to answer every question she hadn't asked yet, and he reached out to her immediately, but she stepped back.
"Why didn't you tell me?"
