Bryan's POV: "She sang that song for me? She picked that song for me!" I recount to myself as I sit in the pack house driveway. I'm filled with so many emotions between seeing her mom, hearing her beautiful voice on stage, the mate bond she knows nothing about, and this cloud of secrecy hanging over it all. I should just tell her and get it over with. Maybe after the dust settles and we have time to heal, then maybe she will let me back in and we can be together. Or she will hate me forever. Mate won't hate us. Max boasts confidently. What makes you so sure? Doubting his confidence. We've already made the connection. She might need time to heal, but our bond is strong even without completing the mating process. She's special. You'll see. Be strong, be strong for her and she will prove

