Aiden’s POV
This must be a f*****g joke.
The Goddess is tricking me because there is no way that delicious strawberry scent is coming from her.
Irina…
“Mate!” Arlo insisted, pushing forward inside my mind.
I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. She didn’t react, not at all, which could only mean two things.
She couldn’t recognize me as her mate, or she was doing the same thing I was doing and ignoring the bond.
My fists clenched at my side as she got out of the car.
Time slowed. The world narrowed.
She was thinner. Her golden hair was dull, devoid of life, and tied back in a severe knot. The fancy dresses were replaced by a coarse, ugly uniform. But it was her. I would recognize that face anywhere. She has haunted my dreams for years. Those blue eyes that reminded me of th
