“Zora!” Victoria said back. “Valetin told me you were in the infirmary. This is utterly inappropriate behavior for the crown. And from a potential crown consort
“I’m fine,” I said sharply of course she only cared about the crown. I ran my hand down my face. “Thanks for asking.”
ay, that is?” “Gods,” Victorja swore. “1 – I should’ve asked that first. But, are you? Okay,
Again, I’m fine,” I said. “Sore muscles and a few scratches and scrapes. Nothing a band aid won’t fix ”
“But it shouldn’t need a band aid,” Victoria protested. “You’re the heir to the throne, Zora. I can’t see you may allow you to be hurt again and again!”
“I’m sorry I’m not the warrior you werer I threw back.
“What are you talking about? Victoria said. I could hear her worry in her voice. “What did Valentin tell you?”
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“He told me nothing” I snapped. “It’s in the back of the goddamn handbook how you led the wolves to victory from the vampires. I’m sorry I’m not some valiant warrior but you know just as well as I do that if I don’t earn this myself, the rest of the school will never respect me.”
“They would if they knew who you were!” Victoria screeched. She sighed and dropped her voice a bit lower. “If you’d just accept one of the men as your mate-
“No, mom,” Isnapped. I’m not marrying one of those dickh
y are your fated mate? Victoria tried.
“But what if they
The fuck was a fated mate?
“Fated what?” I said into the phone. Professor Lunerly fidgeted besides me. I put that away in my mental files to figure out
later.
“Fated mate,” Victoria sighed. “I guess you haven’t been to that class yet….
I was too busy being attacked,” I snapped. “My bad.”
Victoria sighed again. She’d finally given up on trying to fight me. I could hear her rubbing her eyes through the phone.
“A fated mate,” she said gently. “Is different than a chosen mate. It is someone who the universe has destined you to be with.
People who are with their chosen mates are said to be able to awaken their deeper, more wonderous powers.”
Chapter 15
“So how I do I find one of these magical Tated‘ mates?” I rolled my eyes. This was a crock of horse shit.
“There’s several signs,” Victoria went on “Sometimes it’s an intense draw to someone. Sometimes a fated mate has the ability to soothe one another that other do not. Then, I’ve heard tales of fated mates being so intensely attracted to one another that a certain electricity erupts between them.”
