Elowen POV
I WOKE up early this morning, too excited to sleep. Today could be the day I finally get my mate and my happily ever after.
I tried not to get my hopes up. I really did. But my eyes shot open at four o’clock this morning after an intense dream about Stryker. It wasn’t just the feeling of his fingertips ghosting over my skin or his lips crashing against mine as we took our pleasure. Although I woke up heated and turned on, I was also strangely comforted. Like I already know it’s not just about s*x. It’s everything. Granted, I have zero experience with any of this—s*x, fated mates, happily ever after. But a girl can dream, right?
“What are you so excited about?” Lyra asks as we walk to work with Dominic.
“Nothing. It’s just a beautiful day,” I lie.
I’m still not one hundred p
