FELIX’S POV
The pull of the mate bond ran through my spine with so much force it took me by surprise. I had been standing next to my brothers, feeling a creeping boredom, half-convinced that this whole ceremony was a waste of time. Then a few minutes later, something inside my chest locked into place with such force that my knees almost gave out. Four threads with one destination. All of them leading straight to the girl we had been trying so hard not to want.
Rosalie.
I felt her recognition at the same time I felt my own. The bright, stunned joy that flared through the new bond made my stomach turn. She was happy. Of course she was happy. She had been waiting for this moment her whole life. And for a single, treacherous second I wanted to go to her. I wanted to close the distance, pull
