Chapter 4
Lance
In the morning, I get up and soundlessly dress, then go to make coffee in Charlie’s kitchen. I’ve never stayed the night with a woman before, but last night changed everything for me.
Charlie is my mate.
I can’t believe it. I never thought I’d mate. It was crazy enough that Deke of all people found his one true mate, but I didn’t expect it for the rest of us. It’s unusual to find one’s true mate, for one thing. Of all the shifters on the planet, you have to get the scent of the one that’s for you. And Charlie’s not even a shifter!
Now I understand why her scent was so tantalizing down at the hot springs.
Now I know why I couldn’t let the thought of her go yesterday. Why I had to spend all afternoon cyber-stalking her, and then all evening literally stalking her just t
