A silent silence hung between them as the sun slowly rose, but neither wanted to end the moment. Serena's announcement that she would only stay until her old family visited stung Nathan. As Alpha, he would demand that she stay with the pack. She shouldn't feel like she had to leave her new family just because the moon goddess had decided to reveal his mate. He didn't want to let her go, even though he knew he had no claim on her, at least no more than... whatever they had been to each other. Lovers?

He felt he had to be honest with her. "My feelings for you were real,...