A sleepless night followed the Alpha, and the only thought in his mind had been Eliana. He had come to love her more than he did himself, and as worrying as that was, he didn’t mind it. Love was something he had never experienced properly as a kid, despite how much his mother loved him. He lacked and starved himself of the feeling for as long as he could. He punished himself by forcing himself to reject his mate out of fear, he forced another woman into his life, hurt himself, hurt his mate, and yet here he was. He was in love with his woman, as he should be. They were destined, after all, there was no escaping it. In this moment of love and separation, hardships and questions, the only thing that had become certain to the great Alpha of Gloarian was that the only firm thing in h

