Elias felt his heart beating faster as the girl stopped in front of him.
She tilted her head slightly, studying him.
"You're new," she said.
Her voice was bright and musical.
"Yeah," Elias said, smiling nervously. "That obvious?"
She laughed softly.
The sound felt strangely warm.
"I'm Alice."
He shook her hand.
The moment their skin touched—
Alice inhaled sharply.
Another vision exploded into her mind.
This time it was clear.
She saw herself standing beside Elias under a starlit sky.
Laughing.
Running through forests together.
Years.
Decades.
Forever.
Alice blinked, stunned.
Because there was only one future that lasted forever.
And it meant one thing.
She had just met her mate.