HANNI POV

I felt him watching me long before he approached us, but I dismissed the thought as just my imagination.

Maybe because I missed him. Strangely….. maybe it’s the mate’s bond.. but when I caught the scent of oud, I immediately knew…he was close by, I wasn’t hallucinating, he was here.

I turned back immediately and this time, I saw him, approaching us slowly, taking his time with his steps with his eyes glued at me.

“Alpha” we both said in unison when he came close enough to hear us

“Simone, how are you today?” He said, while sparing her a glance and typical Simone gave him a sharp...