“I agreed to stay by your side for three months, yes,” she acknowledged.

Mikhail raised an elegant eyebrow, and a trace of amusement appeared on his features yet again. “You… are interesting to me,” he said, his tone not giving anything away. “Is this truly how the mate bond works?”

Cassy really didn’t want to prod further into the mate thing, but she was admittedly curious to know how vampires experienced the bond.

‘Curiosity killed the cat,’ she reminded herself.

Cassy turned away and forced herself to continue eating.

She didn’t have to ask anything, though. Mikhail continued with the conversation even though she hadn’t given a verbal response.

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