*Ada*
Mates? Bryson and I? No, we couldn't be…
Could we?
I looked at Bryson again, really focusing on him and it felt as if a lightbulb went off, a fire lighting deep inside me.
I thought of how I felt so drawn to him. I thought of how my feelings had grown so quickly, and how I hated to be apart from him. Everything I had done seemed destined by the gods, and I realized that it was true.
Bryson was my mate.
Without my wolf I hadn't realized, but it was clear now. My heart swelled as it continued to pound. There was a faint feeling of deja vu, as if part of me already realized or had discovered that he was my mate.
The surprise was still so profound that I couldn't say anything, even as Cole continued to look between the two of us. My gaze went back to Bryson, but he was avoiding me
