Chapter 97

ADRIANA

Xander stops by the door, not really coming in but also not standing outside. I don't know how to feel now that he is here and I know he is my mate. He seems normal, I don't recognize anything out of the ordinary from him, the mate bond seems nonexistent to me and I can't tell if it is because I don't have a wolf or something else.

I've never heard of anyone who got a mate when they didn't have a wolf, but then I haven't heard about anyone who didn't have a wolf either. I'm the only abnormality I know.

The slight warmth I felt earlier when he helped me during the scare and emotional breakdown after I heard about my mother is nowhere in sight. There is nothing but anger and contempt in my heart.

Daciana looks stuck in the middle and I want to tell her she can go, I'm fine. She already has a lot on her plate and my problems with Xander won't end anytime soon. It's better to just let her have a