It was like someone had thrown a bucket of icy water over me. Caleb stepped back, looking down at me with concern. “What’s wrong?” He asked.
“You make it sound so final, like there’s no going back.” I replied, looking up at him nervously.
“Having a mate is an entirely different concept to what you’re used to. Not like marriage, where you can legally separate. Once you find your mate and you’re claimed by them, that’s it.” He said cautiously. “We are literally destined to be together, which is why it feels so right when we are with each other. Or do you not feel the same way?”
He looked worried now, less sure of himself, it made him appear a lot younger. “That not what I’m saying.” I blurted out quickly, not wanting to be the one that was making him worry this much. “I just don’t underst
