Chapter 149 An Almost Normal Day Part 2

• Aurora’s P.O.V
• The word “mate” echoed in my ears, sending a shiver down my spine. I hadn’t expected him to say it so openly, and neither, it seemed, had Mia. She froze, her lips parting as if to argue, but no words came out. Her friends exchanged uncertain glances, the confidence they had walked in with now evaporating.
• “But Caleb—” one of them started, only for Mia to cut her off with a wave of her hand. Her face was red with a mixture of anger and humiliation, and I could see the moment she realized she had no power here.