‘Mate... She had a mate?’ Aaron’s voice echoed through their mind-link, but Greyson barely heard him.
Every fiber in his being fixated on the single word. Mate. He wasn’t her first mate; he was her second chance. Another wolf had been given all her firsts. He didn’t understand why that realization hurt so much. He wanted to be her first everything, even though he wasn’t giving her all his firsts. The thought made him feel like a damn hypocrite.
He rested his bearded cheek against the top of her head, silently holding her while she cried. Then he felt something he wasn’t expecting. Evelynn’s trembling arms slowly wrapped around his waist. She was hugging him back. The jealousy dissolved as quickly as it had come. It didn’t matter anymore. It didn’t matter if she had a mate before or if s
