chapter 26(2)

Abbie When his eyes meet mine, he appears curious. “Abbie?” Liam’s voice says, and I notice the man’s eyes go to Liam’s hands gripping my arms. His lips move in a way that tells me he doesn’t like Liam touching me. I shake my head, coming out of my daze and staring at Liam, who stares back worriedly at me. He glances over his shoulder at the man the king is with. “Sorry, I forgot what I was doing,” I tell Liam before quickly rushing out the gates while every part of me screams I should be running toward that mysterious man… toward… I gulp… my mate… not away from him. He makes no move to stop me, and once I am trudging down the road, I shake my head, thinking I must have imagined the feeling I had heard about for so long. I make my way into town, but that nagging feeling in the pit of my stomach never dwindles. If anything, it only gets worse. I’ve always heard when you lay eyes on your mate, you just know. And in that crazy moment, it felt like I just knew. As the time passes, it feels