JAYDEN
I led Luciana to one of the elegant guest rooms, where she confided in me her desire to take a long shower to rid herself of the lingering human scent—which indicated Catriona. My heart twitched for a moment; however, I encouraged her to go ahead. Then she asked me to join her, and I couldn’t resist, having secretly longed for a moment like this. I yearned to feel her gentle touch once again.
As I was about to accept her offer, my wolf objected, convinced she wasn’t our mate. Despite my efforts to ignore him, his noisy protests made it nearly impossible to concentrate. His overpowering presence rendered me incapable of silencing him.
For a moment, I despised the moon goddess for matching me with him. Why wouldn’t he support me when we were both reunited with the woman we loved s
