Just as he was about to go and leave her to rest, he froze, suddenly convinced he was being watched. He surveyed the room, trying to isolate where the sensation was coming from, but the room appeared to be empty. Durante watched Mark curiously. He’d never thought much of the young wolf, but he might need to reevaluate his opinion. To sense Durante nearby, the way he obviously did, Mark was stronger than Durante had realized. Focusing on the man, Durante caught the faint scent of Meghan Freeman. Picking up on Mark’s surface thoughts, Durante found she was very much on his mind. He delved further, easily bypassing the man’s defenses without Mark noticing the intrusion. There he found a growing affection for Meghan. She filled almost every conscious thought. But it was his subconscious thou

