RAVENNA POV
Darius was my mate.
Mine.
God, was this real?
I kissed him with the urgency of someone on the brink of death, my arms clinging to him as though if I let go even slightly, he would vanish from my grasp.
When I had woken up and didn't find him, panic seized me. I thought that maybe he had finally come to his senses and didn't want me anymore and had left. I was ready to drive back to his territory and beg him, slap him, kiss him.
And that ache in my chest had only made matters worse. It had throbbed and then I became restless, like I wanted to leave this room.
And when Darius had come back it had faded.
And now I understood what it was. It was our mate bond. Even though we hadn't bonded yet, it was still there. Strong.
And I knew that was how Darius had found me.
