SERGIUS I was still puzzled, sitting in my study room alone. It was already midnight, and yet I couldn't find the right place or how to contact her. I pushed her away for no reason, and now she is the only one who can help me, but I don't even know where she stays. I know nothing about her, and she is my mate. The elders must not hear about this because I don't even know how they would react. They've been on my neck for ages, telling me to find my true mate. I found her, and I pushed her away out of bitterness or out of ego, thinking I was better than her and that she wasn't worth my time. Meanwhile, she was worth every minute and every second of my time. I tapped my hands on the desk furiously. "She has to be somewhere. She can't just vanish just like that. She can't. She can't just run

