(Kiara)
Training left me tired enough to sleep most nights, but some things could still reach me when I wasn't expecting them. I learned that while walking back from the training grounds with Tessa. Two people were coming toward us from the other direction. The man had his arm around the woman's waist.
I recognized what they were before they reached us.
Mates.
The woman said something that made the man laugh. He leaned down and kissed her before they continued walking. Neither seemed aware that anyone else was nearby. I stopped without meaning to.
The place where my bond with Cassian had once lived seemed empty again. I hadn't felt it this strongly since leaving Blackridge. Seeing another mated pair together reminded me of everything we should have had. Lucan had taken that choice awa
