Logan’s POV
I couldn’t wait to take my baby girl out on our first official date. So much had happened in the short time since we met, and not all of it had been good. I was looking forward to a night where we could just be together—away from the pack house, away from responsibilities. We needed this time, not just as fated mates bound by the Moon Goddess, but as two people learning each other beyond the pull of instinct.
That didn’t mean I wasn’t grateful. I knew without a doubt that I owed everything to the mate bond for bringing Dahlia Sterling into my life. Without it, I wasn’t sure I’d ever have had a chance with a woman like her. But even with the bond, there were no guarantees. Love didn’t thrive on fate alone. If my brother and I wanted this to work, we had to fight for it. And th
