NO. This can’t be happening.
I knew it the second her eyes locked with mine something shifted, like the entire world faded around us as the bond clicked into place. A wave of dizziness rushed over me, but I held myself steady, watching as she inhaled sharply.
I can’t have a mate. I’m not supposed to. Am I supposed to kill her now? What kind of cruel cosmic joke is this? A thief for a mate, no matter how perfectly she seemed to fit into my life. I couldn’t accept her… could I?
But then I saw her lips…
"No," she whispered.
The word echoed like a blade through my chest. I was thinking the same thing, but hearing it aloud felt like betrayal.
“Kavira?”
A cautious voice interrupted us. One of her friends red hair, nervous gaze had approached, likely to check on her. Kavira glanced between
