Chapter 14

He cleared his throat, as if preparing to speak, once we’d composed ourselves and straightened our clothes. I was now sitting properly in the passenger seat. “Alex will be having his mating ceremony with Miranda,” he said, his tone careful. “I’m invited… would you come with me?” From the look in his eyes, I knew it wasn’t easy for him to bring up the man who had once rejected our bond. But honestly, it no longer stung. Whatever pain I’d felt had faded quickly, leaving nothing behind. I smiled and nodded. “I’d be happy to join you,” I told him, and his lips curved into a smile of relief. “After that,” he continued, “I’ll introduce you to my mother—and to everyone else—as my mate.” My eyes widened. His mother? The Luna? She was stunning, a woman not originally from our pack, who had discovered Alpha Owen Cliff was her mate. My mother used to tell me how, when they married and began a family, every girl who’d dreamed of being paired with the alpha—including her—had cried for days. No