***Freya*** "W-w-wait...so...you think Ella is Austin's mate? You think he will become the next Golden Lycan? Because...he's so...boring?" I exclaim, almost not believing what I am saying. He nods without a hint of disbelief. "To be as powerful as the last Golden Lycan, to wield it responsibly...for in the wrong hands such a power would be most destructive," he muses before he looks back at me, "I can only hope so. What a sight it would be to see, before I leave this earth. My great-grandson, our future heir, the next Golden Lycan." I frown as I remember my conversation with Austin in the gym after their failed date. I feel a pang in the pit of my stomach. I rub my forehead with my hand and groan guiltily. "Austin told me something the evening they had their date. He was all excited an

