"Mate!"
Ethan relaxed his hold on Sophia's wrist in his hand, turning towards Ayla. His eyes looked quite mixed up and in disbelief, not until a whirl of emotions swirled inside him, through which one could literally feel his feelings. The air seemed to crackle with some invisible force between them in a way that felt altogether familiar and very foreign.
It barely raised Ethan's voice above a whisper before it contained a thousand unasked questions. His breath caught as his gaze stayed locked on Ayla. More forcefully than the first time, their mate bond erupted back into life. "We're still mates?"
Ayla's heart was racing in her chest, right to the beat of the shock flashing across Ethan's eyes. Her gaze could not budge from his. It was close to overwhelming. Her whirling mind k
