Chapter 40: Life

Tori’s POV

Not long after Cayden left me, Kas appeared in my suite with a smile on her face.

At my excited insistence, she began to tell me about a young man she had met while wandering the grounds.

“Tori,” she said with a smile, “I’m telling you, he has to be my mate.”

She filled me in with great detail about the man, who was supposedly a warrior in the king's guard.

“He was on duty,” she said. “So, of course he wasn’t going to run over and embrace me or anything. But our eyes met, and I know I saw a smile cross his lips.”

I was happy for my friend.

Deep down though, I knew a little part of me was jealous that she had found her mate.

I had once wished more than anything to have that sort of connection.

And now, by choosing to become a breeder, I had long given up hope for a mate.

Even if, one day, I did meet my mate, how would I ever be able to forget about Cayden?