Claimed in the Ashes

Talia

As soon as we crossed the border of the Academy, I smelled him. And then my heart plummeted. Why? Why now? Why, when my life is coming to an end did I finally find my mate? Or, maybe it’s better this way. Sylvara would never have let me have my mate. He’s become too possessive of me.

I had taken a deep breath of his forest scent, like the thick foliage and blossoming trees of the forest in s