Chapter Twenty-Two – Paranormal Realm 20
Rowan did not answer right away.
The question hung in the air, heavy and unreal.
Did you find your mate?
For a brief moment, he forgot how to breathe.
He had expected questions. He had expected their concerns. What he had not expected was for them to ask it so directly — no warming up, no beating around the bush. Just the question, thrown at him like cold water.
His mouth opened, then closed again.
His parents did not look angry, but that somehow made it worse. Their calm faces, their careful posture, the way they watched him — it felt like sitting in front of an important panel with no prepared answers.
And throughout it all, Nyphrin did not speak. Not a single word.
That silence hit him harder than anything else.
Rowan swallowed. Then he did the only thing his body managed.
He nodded.
Just once. Small. Barely noticeable.
But his parents saw it.
