“ You know that I was arranged to be married to your father. It wasn't until he married me that I found out that Bane was my mate.
He wanted us to acknowledge each other but I couldn't do that. I was already married,
"Does he know?"
"Yes." The word is filled with such anguish that my heart breaks. "He has always known. From the moment we first met after my marriage to your father, he knew.
The truth destroyed him and consumed him with resentment and rage. He believed I should have been his—that as the fated mate, I belonged to him regardless of my marriage vows or my love for your father."
I think of the mate bond I share with Aaron, of how powerful and demanding it is. How it pulls at me even when I'm angry with him, even when I'm trying to resist it.
And I imagine living for years
