Maxine’s POV

“M-Mate,” Tobias mumbled, almost as if he was in a trance.

The word hit me like a thunderbolt. Mate. Tobias had found his mate. I opened my mouth to ask him about it, but before I could say anything, he was already moving toward her. I watched in stunned silence as he approached the girl, his face lighting up with a joy I hadn’t seen before.

Tobias and the girl met in the middle of the crowd, and I could see them speaking happily, though I couldn’t hear what they ...