Chapter 21. Cry of the Mate Bond

Lyra POV

“I’ve never heard of such a thing,” Cally says as Orla describes the mate bond.

Neither have I, but I can’t really speak right now from the shock of it. Two people destined for each other sounds romantic in a way, but it also feels strange. Don’t wolf shifters get to choose?

Well, I guess I don’t either way.

“It’s common in our shifter community,” Orla explains. “Not everyone has a fated mate, but most do, especially royalty like the Alpha King. Our citizens have been wondering for a long time whether Alpha King Cassian would find his fated mate.”

“But that’s for wolf shifters,” Cally says. “Lyra is human like me. How could she possibly have a fated mate, especially one who’s a wolf shifter?”

I’ve been wondering the same thing, but my breath f