It seemed like people forgot how to breathe. Everyone started to look around, searching for the one to whom the claim belonged.
"Mate…" This time Aspen's words sounded like thunder on a clear day. Savannah was shocked because he was looking in her direction. She knew, however, that it couldn't be her. She already had a mate and had met Aspen before. So, she looked at her right and left until she noticed how pale Brigit was.
"Mate," Aspen stepped forward, ignoring his startled king and everyone else in the room. His voice was barely a whisper now, and Savvy noticed how Brigit's lips trembled. "Mine…"
The white bear shifter did not say a word, but her eyes glistened with unspilt tears.
The red-haired northerner smiled as he approached her, not knowing what to do since she did not move
