He stood up once more and tried to walk into me. I one way or the other realized that he wasn’t lying. I ought to see his thoughts again. “Alpha, how did you discover us?” asked Susanna to him. A hint of doubt appeared on his face but he quickly recovered. “That’s no longer important. I’m here to find my mate and my child.” Alpha Ryder seemed straight at me as he spoke. When he called me his mate simply a second ago, my heart started out racing. I longed for his scent, his embrace, his everything. I missed him too much. I struggled in my thoughts, however outwardly, I actually stared at him. “Dearest, I have so plenty to say to you, but proper now, I simply desire you to recognize that you don’t have to be afraid anymore because the Alpha who damage you wasn’t me. It was simply a d*mne

