Loud.
Clear.
Undeniable.
His eyes darkened slightly as he remembered her words.
I felt it… your betrayal.
Caleb exhaled sharply.
It was well known from the ancient texts that only a true fated mate could feel something like that.
Not a chosen bond. Not a political arrangement.
Only something deeper.
His mind spun slightly as the realization fully settled in, connecting every piece, every moment, every reaction he had tried to rationalize before.
And then—
Another thought hit him.
Harder.
More dangerous.
His own words echoed back at him.
His actions. What he had done. How he knotted her without any restraints, how he fully claimed her as he planted his seed deep inside her.
He made her bleed as he f****d her senseless, without any restraints. He took her from behind like a b
