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Chapter 9
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2025-08-03 05:25:00Annora:
Fae aren't like werewolves.
We don't have singular destined mates.
We have many different mates and it's not uncommon. Some of them are potential, like Darin and Otto.
This typically means that they have traits that mesh well with ours, but it isn't a predestined connection.
Hecate hadn't fated us together, but we possessed something strong that was undeniable.
This could be friendship, alliances, or essentially someone you would get along with.
Fae communities had more say over who they ended up with, well, everyone but me, I suppose.
A genuine fated Fae connection was rare but not impossible.
Typically, you don't feel it until you reach your full power, but I could feel this.
I wasn't sure if he could, though.
My guess was that he couldn't.
While he looked at me with admiring eyes, they didn't speak the truth that I thought I would feel.
I could feel this conn
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