Talia POV
I woke up and felt an emptiness crushing my chest. Adam was nowhere to be found, not even a small note telling me where he might be. I closed my eyes and cried. I cried for the crushed fantasy I had built around how the mate bond should be.
Ever since I was a little girl, I thought I would someday find my mate and that he would be mesmerized by me as much as I would be completely head over heels for him. I fantasized about him barging into my life and crushing every single insecurity and every single fear. I fantasized about being desired and loved unconditionally, about being the woman he was yearning for, and about me being the one who would meet every single dream of his.
All of that is entirely the farthest from what reality is showing me now. I am mated to an incredibl
