Ryder She watched as a large four-wheel drive pulled up, and four men got out of it. It was just before six, and she looked them over, saw that heir to the pack, tie his hair back and heard Isla whistle down the mind-link, before stating, ‘Well damn Emery, that Mate of yours is a sexy beast.’ ‘Mm.’ was all Emery returned for all to hear. They all knew she’d been through a lot, that she didn’t just come here to accept him, but wanted to get to know him, see what he was actually like, and all of that would come into play even when the full moon set, and she scented him out. None of them had to accept their Goddess-Gifted Mate, so her decision, unlike Isla and Patrice’s, was going to be made here inside this pack. Only after meeting him and seeing how he interacted with the pack, how he

