Patience's POV
A clear scent of cold pine, wrapped in a purely Alpha aura, drifted over.
My heart stirred. The instant I turned, the wolf in my chest suddenly paused.
The next second, it became abnormally excited.
In my mind, it felt like a tail was gently wagging. Even the s****l heat that had been troubling me was slightly suppressed by this strange, drawing sensation.
In Cyrus's scent, my wolf somehow caught a familiar, mate-like tremor.
Cyrus's hot face came into view. He was wearing a perfectly tailored black suit, standing under the lights at the hotel entrance. He looked at me with deep, profound eyes.
I quickly regained control, tightening my grip on my fingers.
My mating bond was still tied to Kelsey. Even if his repeated failures to defend me had frayed the connection to
