LUCIAN
What was he getting at?
Aria’s eyes fluttered open. Realizing the question was directed at her, she slowly nodded.
There.
She was hesitant. Thank the goddess.
“What is the mating pull?” Aria asked instead.
Tobias let out a heavy sigh. “It’s the connection that proves they’re your mate. It comes from within your soul… Come on, haven’t you been reading?”
Aria just stared at him like he was the dumbest person alive.
“She didn’t have time to read, you i***t!” I snapped, stepping between them to shield her from Tobias’s dagger-sharp glare.
He really was an i***t for asking an omega from the Ashen Pack something like that.
Finally, Aria lifted her head and looked up at me.
Her eyes met mine, wide and doubtful, the green flecks in them catching the light like t
