Xander POV
I knew we had a long way to go, but I could only be grateful for her not rejecting me. Or at least not trying again. The bond was pulling me towards her, it was almost impossible to not touch her.
Was this what Izaiah felt when the mate bond snapped into place when he saw Elizabeth for the first time?
We sat beside each other in the garden, I waited for her to start talking. Telling me what she wanted. Something to give me a sense of what I should do.
“How long have you known?” I asked Valentina.
She took a deep breath. “Since that day.”
What did that mean? The goddess isn’t that fast with second chance mates.
“I’m not your second chance mate,” she whispered, not daring to meet my gaze.
I saw her body trembling slightly, it took every ounce of restraint not to take
