My mate! I stood frozen, my mind reeling from this new information as the truth washed over me. Alpha Kai – the most feared and respected Alpha in our region – was my mate? The very man who had just thrown Lucas through a window and was ready to go after him, probably to finish him – was my mate? My true mate? It seemed impossible, yet the reaction of my body and my wolf left no room for doubt. I couldn’t speak. Words seemed to fail me, my throat felt tight with a lot of emotions at once – shock, confusion, fear and something else… Kai took a step towards me, his gaze never leaving me. The anger that had consumed him moments ago seemed to had simmered down, replaced by an intensity that made my pulse race. His movements were slow, deliberate as if he was afraid that he’d scare me, theo

