Chapter 46

Maya's POV As I finished speaking, I watched him exhale, the breath he had not even realized he was holding. The relief on his face said more than words ever could. He had truly been afraid I would turn him away. That alone told me how deeply he already felt for me. He reached out and gently squeezed my hand, and my heart skipped a beat. In that moment, I felt it, his promise. Silent but strong. No matter what came next, he would be by my side. Even if it meant standing against his own kind. In the back of my mind, I knew the girl Oliver had mentioned would likely be a problem. She had probably been pursuing him for a while, and now I had suddenly appeared, his true mate. Even if I wasn’t trying to "take" him from her, that’s exactly how she would see it. I didn’t want the drama. I didn’t want the jealousy. But if facing her meant having a man who saw all of me, who loved even the parts I struggled to accept, then it was worth it. His love was written all over his face, shining in his