“My mate…” he began, voice hoarse, “She died years ago during the war.”
Sela nodded solemnly, her fingers threading through the folds of her skirts.
“But today…” Darius’s brow furrowed as he fought to find the words. “Today I felt… I felt like….”
“You felt like you have met your mate all again or rather another mate,” Sela cut in smoothly, “and this time the bond is stronger.”
His eyes snapped up to hers.
She smirked slightly. “Don’t look so surprised. You’re not the first Alpha to think the Moon Goddess only granted him one chance. And you won’t be the last to learn that fate doesn’t care for rules or blood oaths.”
Darius exhaled slowly. “So I’m not losing my mind.”
Sela tilted her head. “Oh, you might be. But not because of the bond.”
He gave a low grunt of reluctant amusement, t
