VICTOR’S POV
I watched from the shadows, my senses heightened, as Megan’s voice drifted to me in hushed whispers. She found her mate. The words echoed in my mind, sharp and unexpected. I overheard her. I didn’t mean to listen in, but I caught every syllable.
I always knew this day would come. It was only a matter of time before she would find someone, her soul’s other half. But I had hoped it wouldn’t happen so soon, not before I’d had a chance to prepare myself.
We hadn’t discussed it, not seriously anyway. Not in words. But I knew, deep down, that it was something she thought about now and then. I could see it in her eyes when she thought no one was watching. That flicker of longing hopeful, uncertain, yet inevitable.
The ache in my chest was sharp. Part of me wanted to deny it, to p
