“Well,” he drawled, “I have some matters to attend to; we’ll talk later.”
“Sure.”
Less than ten minutes after hanging up, I received another call. I didn’t recognize the number, but I answered anyway. “Sebastian, it’s. Jaxon.” I was surprised, but the urgency in
his voice caught my attention.
“What happened?”
“It’s Thea, she’s unconscious.”
I didn’t wait for him to finish before hanging up and rushing out the door. I could hear Leo calling after me, but my mind was entirely focused on Thea. Fear clutched at my heart as various scenarios flashed through my head. I wasn’t afraid to admit I was fucking
terrified.
I drove to Jaxon’s house as fast as I could. I pulled out my phone and dialed his number. “Where are you?” I asked immediately, not caring if my fear was evident.
“In Thea’s old house.”
I hurried there and found the door was open.
“In here,” Jaxon’s voice called out.
I moved quickly, climbing the stairs. I made my way to the master bedroom and found him sitting beside the bed where Thea lay unconscious.
“What the fuck happened?” I growled, rushing to Thea’s side. She was so still, and it
scared the shit out of me.
“I don’t fucking know. She asked about the house, and I told her it was hers. Then she
wanted the key, and I gave it to her. About forty minutes later, I realized she hadn’t come
back, and she said she’d come over to say goodbye. I came to check on her and found her lying on the floor, unconscious.”
After his explanation, I ignored him. My attention was completely on Thea. I tried calling
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her name, but she didn’t respond. My fear intensified.
Looking at her lying there, so pale.and vulnerable, a strange feeling suddenly washed over me. I couldn’t pin it down, but there was a strong intuition that something important was about to happen. Orion stirred restlessly inside me, emitting a low hiss, seeming to sense something as well.
There were no visible wounds, but I couldn’t be sure if there were internal injuries. I pulled out my phone to call an ambulance. I didn’t understand why Jaxon hadn’t done
that immediately.
Just as the operator answered, Thea’s eyes suddenly flew open, and she bolted upright, gasping for air. In that moment, I clearly saw a flash of gold in her eyes.
“MATE!” Orion screamed in my mind, so loud it almost made me stagger backward. A powerful, primal, undeniable pull suddenly erupted between us, striking my soul like lightning. My breathing became rapid, my heart raced, and all the blood in my body
seemed to boil.
This couldn’t be possible… but it was so real. My parents had described their meeting countless times–that instant recognition, that irresistible connection. And now I was finally experiencing it.
Years ago, I had expected my fated mate, or rather expected that person to be Aurora, but I eventually discovered she wasn’t and had almost given up any hope regarding the mate, stubbornly believing that even if the Moon Goddess didn’t favor me, I could still have
Aurora as my chosen mate.
Now everything made sense–why my wolf had always had a different reaction to Thea over the years, why Orion had howled in my mind whenever I suppressed my feelings for her. My wolf had sensed it all along, and my stubborn ass had denied it too many times.
The mate bond was so strong. Now I understood. I was destined to love Thea, our souls had been two halves of the same whole from the beginning. Though I didn’t understand why this bond had suddenly manifested now, in this moment, all I wanted was to hold her, to tell her I finally understood everything.
I saw a flash of recognition in Thea’s eyes, a hint of surprise–she must have felt the mate bond too. My heart raced with joy. Perhaps this was the chance for us to start over,
perhaps-
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But in the next second, just as I was about to speak, her gaze gradually cleared, then turned cold, and finally blazed with fury.
“You fucking lied to me!” she screamed, getting to her feet. “We were already divorced!”
Her words hit me like a bucket of ice water, instantly freezing me in place. Fuck. I knew this day would come, but I still wasn’t prepared to face her anger, especially not in the moment after discovering our mate bond.
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“Well,” he drawled, “I have some matters to attend to; we’ll talk later.”
“Sure.”
Less than ten minutes after hanging up, I received another call. I didn’t recognize the number, but I answered anyway. “Sebastian, it’s. Jaxon.” I was surprised, but the urgency in
his voice caught my attention.
“What happened?”
“It’s Thea, she’s unconscious.”
I didn’t wait for him to finish before hanging up and rushing out the door. I could hear Leo calling after me, but my mind was entirely focused on Thea. Fear clutched at my heart as various scenarios flashed through my head. I wasn’t afraid to admit I was fucking
terrified.
I drove to Jaxon’s house as fast as I could. I pulled out my phone and dialed his number. “Where are you?” I asked immediately, not caring if my fear was evident.
“In Thea’s old house.”
I hurried there and found the door was open.
“In here,” Jaxon’s voice called out.
I moved quickly, climbing the stairs. I made my way to the master bedroom and found him sitting beside the bed where Thea lay unconscious.
“What the fuck happened?” I growled, rushing to Thea’s side. She was so still, and it
scared the shit out of me.
“I don’t fucking know. She asked about the house, and I told her it was hers. Then she
wanted the key, and I gave it to her. About forty minutes later, I realized she hadn’t come
back, and she said she’d come over to say goodbye. I came to check on her and found her lying on the floor, unconscious.”
After his explanation, I ignored him. My attention was completely on Thea. I tried calling
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her name, but she didn’t respond. My fear intensified.
Looking at her lying there, so pale.and vulnerable, a strange feeling suddenly washed over me. I couldn’t pin it down, but there was a strong intuition that something important was about to happen. Orion stirred restlessly inside me, emitting a low hiss, seeming to sense something as well.
There were no visible wounds, but I couldn’t be sure if there were internal injuries. I pulled out my phone to call an ambulance. I didn’t understand why Jaxon hadn’t done
that immediately.
Just as the operator answered, Thea’s eyes suddenly flew open, and she bolted upright, gasping for air. In that moment, I clearly saw a flash of gold in her eyes.
“MATE!” Orion screamed in my mind, so loud it almost made me stagger backward. A powerful, primal, undeniable pull suddenly erupted between us, striking my soul like lightning. My breathing became rapid, my heart raced, and all the blood in my body
seemed to boil.
This couldn’t be possible… but it was so real. My parents had described their meeting countless times–that instant recognition, that irresistible connection. And now I was finally experiencing it.
Years ago, I had expected my fated mate, or rather expected that person to be Aurora, but I eventually discovered she wasn’t and had almost given up any hope regarding the mate, stubbornly believing that even if the Moon Goddess didn’t favor me, I could still have
Aurora as my chosen mate.
Now everything made sense–why my wolf had always had a different reaction to Thea over the years, why Orion had howled in my mind whenever I suppressed my feelings for her. My wolf had sensed it all along, and my stubborn ass had denied it too many times.
The mate bond was so strong. Now I understood. I was destined to love Thea, our souls had been two halves of the same whole from the beginning. Though I didn’t understand why this bond had suddenly manifested now, in this moment, all I wanted was to hold her, to tell her I finally understood everything.
I saw a flash of recognition in Thea’s eyes, a hint of surprise–she must have felt the mate bond too. My heart raced with joy. Perhaps this was the chance for us to start over,
perhaps-
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But in the next second, just as I was about to speak, her gaze gradually cleared, then turned cold, and finally blazed with fury.
“You fucking lied to me!” she screamed, getting to her feet. “We were already divorced!”
Her words hit me like a bucket of ice water, instantly freezing me in place. Fuck. I knew this day would come, but I still wasn’t prepared to face her anger, especially not in the moment after discovering our mate bond.
