Jaxon's POV
I wanted to mind my business. I really, really did, but every time my eyes wandered to where Alex stood after our duel, that hope went straight out the window.
She looked furious, livid, even, but underneath the surface anger, I could feel it. The helplessness, the humiliation, and the storm of emotions she tried to hide behind her clenched jaw and stiff stance.
It wasn’t just a guess either. I could feel it because of the damn mate bond. She didn’t know it yet, clearly hadn’t figured it out, but ever since the day we met and found out we were mates, something shifted.
I could sense her. The emotions coming off her weren’t just subtle waves; they slammed into me like a punch to the gut. Every pang of disappointment, and every flash of self-doubt, I felt it all like they wer
