Chapter 18. Can You Believe It?

Sophia's POV

The doctor was not happy when I just sneaked out without his permission. Even more so when he learned the mates, Sandra and Noah, helped and joined me instead of stopping me. He almost passed out once word got out that we had jumped out of the window. Doctor Ray is just in his forties, but he acts like a grandpa to all of us, his patients. The truth is, I still have bruises and some scars from the fight, both amidst the leopard and the lion.

The bond didn't completely heal the surface wounds, just the pain. Even the pain still lingers and throbs from time to time. Which is quite frustrating ti bear with it. Sometimes I feel out of breath because of them.

Sir Payne explained a while ago when he accompanied us, more like keeping an eye out on me, that we needed to properly mate and accept each other's feelings to completely seal our bond. Also, Carter would need to rescind his rejection to strengthen our connection.

In doing so, Sir Payne expressed that o