Arrow
“I haven’t found my mate, Arrow. Perhaps I never will. But I’m okay with that because you are all I want.”
The anger dissipates, and my face softens. “I love you, too, Lilly. I thought by now we’d know if we were mates or not. Every time I leave this place, I worry I might bump into someone I’d rather not bump into. I do because I don’t want any other mate than you.”
It doesn’t matter about the leather bangles. If Selene wants me to find my mate, she’ll ensure it happens no matter what I want.
I take Lilly’s beautiful face in my hands. “I’m so sorry I’ve forced you into this relationship, knowing you could have a mate out there.”
“You didn’t force me into anything. I want this as much as you do, Arrow. But Alpha Kai still won’t allow us to be chosen mates, and that hurts so much
