SEBASTIAN’S POV
Ever since I found my mate, everything in my life suddenly had more meaning. Alpha training was important, sure, but she was a welcomed distraction from the monotony that had become my days. Just thinking about her made the dull routines fade into the background. I wished she went to my school or I went to hers so I could see more of her, hold her hand in the hallways, steal glances between classes.
The ache of missing her was constant. Every moment apart felt like a piece of me was missing. I wondered if she felt the same, if her thoughts drifted to me when we weren’t together. I kept telling myself it was just infatuation, but deep down, I knew it was something more. Something real and powerful.
Today, I asked her if I could pick her up after school, hoping she’d say y
