Alexander POV
I smiled for the whole ride home. First meeting with Astrid went much better than I hoped for. She seems to be interested in me as well, I think she also feels the mate bond, maybe not as strongly as me, but she seemed to be very into me. I smile even wider. My mate, Astrid, it's such a gratifying feeling being able to touch your mate. All these years without her seems so irrelevant. Simply seeing her smile was worth the wait. She immediately agreed to a date which is also promising. Gods, the way she touched my leg was enough to make me sit awkwardly for a couple minutes, hoping that no one saw how strongly I reacted to a simple touch. Although I bet she realized, because she kept smirking at me, sitting on the couch while everyone else was working. We were able to talk a l
