Julianna's POV
Sitting there in my bed looking into Alex's face, I felt so at peace. This is how a mate bond is supposed to feel, not wrong or forced like it did with Logan. Sofia was practically screaming at me to mark him right here. Although I was on the mend, I didn't think I had the energy for that. Sofia was also barking at me to tell Alex my entire life's story. I wanted to as well, but the pain in his eyes when I mentioned having a mate before him made me stop. He did say he would listen when I was ready to talk. The sincerity in his voice when he told me he wanted me here with him, was something I had never heard before.
"I don't want to push you if you're not comfortable, but I do have some questions about how you managed to get inside the borders of my pack," Alex said.
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