ALPHA ASTRIDE GRANT POV

Penelope had been missing for hours, and no one had seen her leave the castle, but that was all over when Blake mind-linked me, informing me that my mate, Penelope , had been found.

"Mate has returned," Ashley said. I could feel him growl in excitement. It was a great relief that she was found. I don't know what I would have done if she hadn't been found, or worse, if something bad had happened to her. I immediately rushed to meet her.

There she stood. She looked really tired and her brown hair was a mess, but she looked pretty. I felt the urge to...