Seth
She smiled at me.
Like really smiled at me. It is the same one she would give me before we found out we were mates. Before I rejected and hurt her. It’s the one smile that always drew me in mysteriously when we were growing up, and now I know why.
I can’t help but look away, feeling my face heat up as I try not to think of how that smile causes me to feel some lust towards my mate. The bond hums from that smile. As if she was accepting something, and I can feel it. It did not heal the bond further, but it did bring me a lot of hope.
The bonfire has been fun, something I thought I forgot about, as I was introduced to many warriors and hunters of the pack. I had decided to keep my distance from Liora, to let her have some space from me like Kurt told me to, and instead focused on g
