CHAPTER 27 : THE DESPERATE MATE

Zander’s POV

I closed my eyes for a moment, lost in the memory of the day my mother took me and Tristan to see Annika.

We were just kids then, barely old enough to understand the gravity of what was happening. But my mother was insistent - she wanted to know what the future held for her sons.

I opened my eyes and looked at her, wondering if she remembered that day too. "Annika, do you remember when my mother brought us here for our first reading?" I asked, my voice tinged with nostalgia.

Annika smiled softly, her eyes flickering with recognition. "Of course, Zander. You and your brother were such bright-eyed and curious children. I remember being hesitant to read your futures, though."

"Why were you hesitant?" I asked, my curiosity piqued.

She hesitated for a moment before answering. "Well, when twins are born, it's often said that one will have a bright star and the other a dark star. And it's not always a good thing when both have dark stars."

I frowned at the memory, feeling a sen