Sebastian~
I must have misheard.
That had to be it.
But my ears—sharp, inhumanly sharp—had never failed me before. Not once in my centuries of existence.
And yet, I couldn't believe what I had just heard.
That voice.
I knew that voice.
For years, I had heard it in my dreams. Soft, haunting, pleading—always calling my name, always asking me to find her.
And now, that very same voice had just slipped from Brielle's lips.
My mate.
The same mate who had nearly killed me two hours ago.
How could this be?
My mind raced, trying to make sense of it, but the only thing I could focus on was her voice.
I swallowed hard, my throat tightening as I stared at her. She looked groggy, her dark lashes fluttering slightly, her warm brown eyes unfocused.
I needed to hear it again.
"Say it again," I said, my voice only a whisper.
Brielle blinked sluggishly at me. "Say what?"
