A Token of Trust
It was a quiet night, the night air was cool and still, carrying the faint scent of pine and damp earth. Maya stood alone on the balcony of her room, she folded her arms as she gazed at the forest stretching endlessly before her. The wind brushed against her skin, but she barely noticed it. Her mind was elsewhere, tangled in the thought of everything happening around her.
She still couldn't shake the unease in her chest. Her discovery of what looks betrayal from kian recently had rattled her more than she cared to admit. Even now, she wasn't sure what to believe. Could someone who had once sworn allegiance to Rowan truly change? And more than that…why had Liam kept the truth from her ?
Liam…
Suddenly the mate bond pulled at her like an invisible thread, despite how she had tried desperately to ignore.
She sighed, rubbing her temples. The last thing she needed was another fight of the mate bond.
But then she heard him.