‘Zara doesn’t think you’re a freak,’ Drew said, dragging me back to the present.
I sighed. ‘I know.’
I heard footsteps coming down the stairs and Margaret came down.
“Are you okay? I heard pacing,” she asked.
“I don’t know if I can do this,” I blurted out before I could stop myself, knowing that there was nothing I could hide from Margaret.
“Do what?”
I sighed for the millionth time that night. “I think Zara is my real mate. No, I’m sure, but I have to wait for three months so that the bond can truly solidify.”
“Oh, my Lumus. That’s great news, Chase!” Margaret said. “How did that happen?”
I narrated my findings to her, starting from the first time I’d met Zara and how I always felt around her. It felt good to finally open up to someone about all this.
She nodded when I was d
