That was when Kade’s internal crisis started.
On the one hand, holy crap, this was huge. His almost-fated mate was actually someone he knew—someone who had been this close to him all along.
He was barely able to contain his shock-fueled excitement after he figured it out. He had even let his eagerness to be around Arden show by being reluctant to part with him during lunch.
If he could just get the chance to look at his face some more—really look at it this time, not just give it the cursory glance that his appearance seemed to want to invite—then he might be able to see that other face he remembered and be doubly sure:
This was the person he had almost given his heart to, for no other reason than that he thought they were meant for each other.
However, on the other hand… Arden was
