Chapter 78. The Bond Of Fate

Summer’s POV

“The pack Seer? That’s where we’re going?” I stared at Alexander in surprise as we drove through the winding forest roads of Blackwood territory. The morning sunlight filtered through the ancient trees, casting dappled shadows across the dashboard of his sleek black SUV.

“We’ve put it off long enough, don’t you think?” Alexander’s hand found mine across the center console, his thumb tracing lazy circles on my skin. “I can’t wait any longer to officially bind you to me, Summer.”

My heart fluttered at his words. Even after everything we’d been through together, he still had the ability to make me feel like a lovestruck teenager.

“I thought the mate bond was already pretty official,” I teased.

His eyes darkened as they flicked to