CHAPTER FIFTY-SIX WHIPPED THEO’S POV My fate is sealed, and in the best way possible. As I lie in bed, staring at the ceiling, all I can picture is her. The sound of her laugh. The way her eyes softened when she finally let her guard down. The feel of her lips still lingers, like a spark that refuses to fade. She has no idea she just gave me the best night of my life. “Well, she is our mate,” Blaze rumbles, smug and satisfied, stretching like a lion inside my chest. “Oh, I know that,” I reply, a smile tugging at my lips. “You’re finally starting to act like it,” he teases, and I can practically feel his grin. “Don’t get ahead of yourself. She hasn’t said yes yet.” Blaze snorts. She will. We felt it. She felt it too. I roll onto my side, pulling the pillow closer, my heart still po

