Chapter 80: Let's Put the Past to Rest Pt. 2

Alastair:

“A true…mate,” said John, bringing me out of my reverie of the past. “A human mate?” he repeated almost incredulously. 

Surely his reaction was warranted. It was hard to believe for me as well. At the time, at least. I looked at John who seemed to be unable to wrap his mind around the fact that I had been trying to come to terms with for over twenty years now. 

“I imagine even in human form, the mate bond is powerful,” John finally said but with obvious doubt in his mind. 

“Powerful?” I scoffed, shaking my head. “It was…I have no other way to compare it to that of an inhuman on inhuman mating bond. I’ll say that a chosen bond harbors no comparison, however. It was...unworldly."