Neither of you had been expecting this.

You and Azriel had been seeing each other a lot more these days and have become rather close. Surprisingly, he had been the one to ask if you wanted to go on a walk rather than the other way round.

You were both taking a stroll through the gardens in a comfortable silence until the mating bond between you suddenly snapped into place, leaving you both in shock…

You both stared at each other before he hesitantly broke the silence. “You’re my mate…”