SEBASTIAN’S POV
I was barely listening to Alec, my mind was elsewhere, fixated on her. I caught a snippet of conversation that made my heart skip a beat. Jemma was speaking to Megan, and her words drifted just enough for me to catch the faintest mention of my name.
“When are you going to have the mating ceremony with Sebastian? When are you going to wear his mark?”
Jemma was saying, her tone gentle but encouraging.
My breath hitched. I hadn’t meant to eavesdrop, but those words…they resonated deep inside me. A smile tugged at my lips without me realizing it. I’d been wanting to do that for a while now. Wanting to show her how I felt, to make that forever promise. But I’d been waiting, following her lead, respecting her pace.
As the conversation drifted further into the room, I caught
