Chapter 142

Zevara’s POV

I rose to my feet and extended my fingers to him. “Yes, I will marry you, Talon Creed,” I said, trying to sound a little excited.

Talon stood and slid the ring onto my middle finger. “Thank you, Vara.” He wrapped his arms tightly around me, his hands pressing hard against the back of my head. He held me like he couldn’t believe I was finally his. “I promise to love you forever, Vara,” he whispered. “Love you with every fibre of me.”

I nodded, wrapping my arms around him. Yet my wolf did not show even a hint of happiness. It was strange that I had agreed to be with my mate forever, yet she didn’t seem to care. I even tried to connect with her, but she remained unavailable.

After a while, we pulled apart. I managed a smile at him and sat back down. We opened the meals and placed each plate of the delicious food before us. I stared at the plate of spaghetti Bolognese and steak…and immediately lost my appetite. He cut out a small portion of th