Mira
After our night together, normalcy returned to the palace. I rarely saw my mate between my training sessions and his preparations for the mating ceremony.
When I’d returned from the forest with Blaze, I hadn’t been able to get his words out of my head for days. I wondered why he’d shared so much, why’d he’d been so compassionate and calm and joking, when he’d always wanted nothing more than to put his mark on me.
It was bizarre, going from being terrified of someone’s next move to enjoying spending time in their company.
Especially when, the next day, I’d seen my mate – obviously Valen from the cold glint in his eyes – come out to the training grounds and pummel a punching bag for hours. Obviously, whatever he’d learned about Blaze and I’d night together hadn’t plea
