**Leila**

As he muttered the words ‘mate’ I felt a foreign feeling flutter right in my heart but though my wolf didn't act up, I knew that he was right. I was his mate. A few minutes later and all the tingly sensations had headed out the window and I just stared at him like a total stranger that he was crossing out the part of him being my mate.

I didn't know if that was how the mate bond was supposed to work but I suddenly didn't feel comfortable with him staring at me like he was trying ...