JASMINE.
As if sensing the turmoil raging inside me, Carter's face twisted in an expression I knew all too well.
Without a word, he turned and walked through the crowd, his movements stiff with suppressed rage. My heart sank further as I watched him go.
Carter was my brother, my protector, and I knew him better than anyone. The anger radiating from him was unmistakable, and it was all because of the bond we had just discovered.
He had every right to be mad. He’d been waiting for his mate too since his coming of age years ago, only to find out.
My body felt cold, a shiver running down my spine. This couldn't be real. There had to be a mistake. My own brother couldn’t be my mate. Nothing like this had ever happened before; I couldn’t be the first. Panic bubbled inside me, and I strugg
