Chapter 8

I briefly scanned his eyes before catching sight of the small smile that curled over his lips. He had finally found his soul match, and he was ecstatic, but my anxiety had not subsided.

With everything I had, I couldn't have a partner. However, my alpha mate was unaware of the agitation I was experiencing. As I frantically turned my head away from him, I noticed the golden symbol sewn on the breast of his dark velvet waistcoat.

I forced myself away from the tree and from him as my heart fell. This had to be some sort of twisted prank since it couldn't be happening. But the...