Chapter 43 Sergio

• I had spent some time with Tatiana, but she had left, finding things difficult knowing the situation we were in. She knew that with me being her fated mate she would be expected, like my mother, to relocate. That was generally the way things were done, but the thought of it seemed to horrify her. The moment she realized that was what would be expected of her, she seemed to withdraw. She avoided my gaze, and the conversation seemed almost awkward. This was not how I had hoped meeting my fated mate would be... And it felt like my dreams were slipping away.
• Once Tatiana had rushed from the room, I had found my brother and sister with our Uncle, and spent the rest of the day and evening with our family. All catching up. It was wonderful to see them all. I loved our visits here, and always had done, but this time it had been marred by this sense of loss I was feeling. One I simply could not shake, no matter how I tried to process the events of the hours previous.
• In every other way, Tatiana seemed a perfect match. In the short space of time we chatted, it appeared we had much in common, and shared a similar sense of humor. I truly felt if things had been different, and we had met under different circumstances, we would have been a wonderful coupling. Instead, it felt almost like an awkward blind date, and I felt terrible for Tatiana because she seemed to be blaming herself...