(Alnitak)
Mintaka and I have shared everything in life. We had even spoken about sharing a mate.
When he found out that Kayla was his mate, we buried that conversation because she wasn't mine. But I was happy for my brother.
Mintaka was over the moon because Kayla had waited for him to come of age for years.
But with her gone and me never finding my mate, I still held onto the belief that we might share one.
Compared to me, Mintaka is quieter and takes time to open up to people. He took his sweet time opening up to Amaia.
But from the moment she held and shielded him against that Chittering, I noticed his changed attitude. The warmth he carried in his eyes, every time he stared at her. That natural light and allure she possessed had begun to pull him too.
From the time I had left both of them in the infirmary, Mintaka had been avoiding me and her.
