Anna's POV

Carol and I spend the rest of the afternoon eating and hanging out.

"Shoot, I need to get ready for my date."

"So, are you going to tell me anything else? Like between you and Jake."

"I noticed one odd thing. When I'm around Jake, I feel overwhelmed by our mate bond, like it's crashing over me like waves. But when he's away from me, I almost forget we're mates." I get up and sit in my vanity to do my makeup.

"That is odd. When you were mates with Ethan, you both were glued to the hip." That's true, and we were together all the time.

"But...