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Chapter 9: Mate

Author: AnnieBeck
last update publish date: 2026-10-28 22:51:49

TOBIAS'S POV

I felt her before I saw her.

The moment I stepped onto the registration grounds, the air changed. A scent cut through the usual mix of candidates, guards, and stone—something warm, human, and impossibly familiar. It stopped me mid-stride. My wolf surged forward so hard I had to lock my jaw to keep from reacting in front of the officials.

Mate.

The word landed with absolute certainty. Not a possibility. Not a hope. A fact, delivered by the Moon Goddess with the same finality as
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