chapter 123

“How long have you known?” My voice was breathy, coming out as a whisper.

“I suspected during our full moon shift, but I didn’t know for sure until just now,” he confessed.

“But Tyler…” I knew you could have another chance at a mate if your mate was dead, but it seemed impossible for me to have found a second when so few wolves even found their first.

“He’s gone,” Alec said.

I knew there were unfinished thoughts in that statement. Alec’s mate was also gone. He’d loved deeply and lost tragically. If anyone deserved another chance at happiness, it was him.

Alec caressed the side of my face gently with his thumb. His touch was a balm, soothing and comfortable. I never wanted him to stop.

“What does this mean?” I asked.

“It means that if you’ll have me, we can complete the bond,” he said.

“But we’ve already had sex,” I said.

“You were fated for someone else then,” he said.

“I hate to interrupt the moment,” Sheila cut in, “but did I just overhear that correctly? You two are feeling a matin