Chapter Sixty-Eight – Meeting Her Again

Leandros’s POV

I could sense her presence behind me, her scent penetrating into my mind and body forcefully. I had no control over the mate bond attracting me towards her. Yes, despite the years that have passed by, she was still my one and only mate. She might have forgotten me, but I was still stuck four years ago to the day she rejected me.

“I’m so happy that you came back for Hera’s sake, Leandros. She was too upset since morning,” said Lena and I sighed. If Felixe, Derrick, and Zephyrus hadn’t come over to my studio apartment this morning to get me, I would have reached home by now.

“Yes, she wanted Felixe to cancel this party,” said Zephyrus, looking over my shoulder at Lyra. I dreaded turning around to face her. Last night was different. She was almost on the verge of losing her consciousness.

“How are you feeling now, Lyra?” asked Zephyrus and my breath hitched as a feeling of intense need coursed through my body. It was the need to claim my mate as mine. She was a gift fr