7 Months ago...
Evaline:
I almost couldn't breathe from how fast my heart was racing. My eighteenth birthday. The day I had been waiting for, dreaming about, counting down to. And not just because it marked the day I was finally considered an adult... but because this evening I was going to meet Ethan at our usual secret spot.
He had promised.
The moment I had turned eighteen, I would finally be able to feel the mate bond - the magical, unbreakable thread between destined mates. And since Ethan had already told me he had felt it the moment he turned eighteen months ago, I would feel it too. I just had to.
I reached the small forest clearing near the border of the pack, tugging my hoodie tighter around my shoulders as the evening breeze rustled the trees. My palms were sweaty, my stomach twisting with nerves and excitement.
I kept running through how it would happen - maybe a spark the second he touched me, maybe a warmth spreading through my chest when I looked into his eyes.