Chapter 31: Bonded Denial

*Ada*

Mates? Bryson and I? No, we couldn't be…

Could we?

I looked at Bryson again, really focusing on him and it felt as if a lightbulb went off, a fire lighting deep inside me.

I thought of how I felt so drawn to him. I thought of how my feelings had grown so quickly, and how I hated to be apart from him. Everything I had done seemed destined by the gods, and I realized that it was true.

Bryson was my mate.

Without my wolf I hadn't realized, but it was clear now. My heart swelled as it continued to pound. There was a faint feeling of deja vu, as if part of me already realized or had discovered that he was my mate.

The surprise was still so profound that I couldn't say anything, even as Cole continued to look between the two of us. My gaze went back to Bryson, but he was avoiding me.

Had he already realized we were mates as well? If so, why hadn't he told me? His wolf was weaker, but I was sure that he should have figured it ou