**Leila**
As he muttered the words ‘mate’ I felt a foreign feeling flutter right in my heart but though my wolf didn't act up, I knew that he was right. I was his mate. A few minutes later and all the tingly sensations had headed out the window and I just stared at him like a total stranger that he was crossing out the part of him being my mate.
I didn't know if that was how the mate bond was supposed to work but I suddenly didn't feel comfortable with him staring at me like he was trying to discern what I would look like if I was naked right in front of him.
“Hey Leila, don't act so cold. He's your mate after all.” Antonio urged on, his face beaming with smiles and the guy just chuckled. The guy who had introduced himself as Lucian.
“I know it's strange and it feels weird but you'll g
