Let’s go back three years again and return to the safe house…

“Hey V! I found Alexia and got her back to the safe house.”

“Good! I’m glad that you’re both safe. Now tell me the real reason why you’re calling.”

“What do you mean, Alpha?”

“I mean that Gamma Ma’Heron Denar usually doesn’t call just to say he’s okay. What happened now?”

“I… Well, I… Remember I told you that she’s my mate?”

“That was pretty clear, and you didn’t want to have anything to do with mates. I remember you saying that too.

“Well, we… happened to have… accidentally… marked… each other.”

V stood in silence for a...