••• Darien’s POV •••
Bella… my mate. OUR mate. Mine, Adrien’s, Raiden’s. She had just straight-up lied to me. She didn’t only meet Tina.
I noticed it. I noticed it the moment she stepped into the penthouse. It was faint, but it was there — the scent of another he-wolf.
Orion had been pacing and growling in my mind while I had to maintain my gentle self, as I didn’t want to scare her. She was my babygirl. Sure, Raiden called her baby, but for me, it was different. Raiden might throw that word around like a pet name, but for me… it was a vow. She was someone I would take care of, protect, and shelter.
And it started before I even knew she was our mate. Maybe Raiden was right. Maybe our wolves had sensed it all along.
But now… Now she was carrying someone else’s scent. And this wasn’t t
