SONYA'S POV
"More real than anything I've felt in three years," Reign says honestly, his gaze steady and unflinching. "You're… you're my mate, Sonya. And I know I should have told you about the curse. About your bloodline. I was wrong to keep that from you. But everything else, the way I feel when you're near, the way you make me want to be better, the way I'm completely f*****g obsessed with you, that's all real.”
"How do I know that's not just the mate bond talking?" I ask, my brow furrowed.
"Because we haven't completed the mate bond yet,” he replies sincerely. “We haven't sealed it. Which means what I feel? It's all me. Not fate, not destiny, not some magical connection. Just me, wanting you so badly it's driving me insane."
The words settle over me like a weight, heavy with meanin
