I sat up on the bed slowly, the words still ringing in my ears—the mate bond. It felt surreal to hear Alpha Evon confess that he finally felt it. For so long, I had known we were mates, but he... he hadn't. And now, his admission stirred something inside me—a rush of excitement I couldn't contain, not at first. It showed in the way my lips curved upward, the glimmer in my eyes.
But the thrill was short-lived.
Andrea's explanation played over in my mind. She said that the reason why someone couldn't feel the mate bond was often linked to unresolved trauma. Has Alpha Evon finally let go of his past? Was he now capable of feeling love? Did he truly have feelings for me? The hope fluttered in my chest for a fleeting second and so I decided to ask him about it.
“Do you think you could ever—”
