#Az is a bit obtuse in love in case that wasn't obvious at this point

[acourtofthought]

If Rowan took 3 books to finally admit to himself that Aelin was his mate, 3 books of telling her she's a child and he couldn't wait to be rid of her, of sleeping beside her as sort of friends, kissing her, witnessing her near death experiences, having sex with her and was still too terrified to truly admit it to himself, then no, Az not knowing Gwyn was his mate after being taken into the Rite proves absolutely nothing no matter how much anti's try to claim otherwise.

Sarah sometimes writes the MMC as the last to know, or at least the last to admit it to themselves.

It doesn't change the outcome which is, as always,

Mates for the endgame win