"What?" Lucas's voice was filled with shock. "My husband found his mate." I felt his hug tighten around me. "Oh, baby... I'm sorry you had to go through that. But honestly, it does solve our problem." "My heart is broken; it's not that I'm ungrateful to have you. He was the love of my life—we'd been together for so long." He kissed the top of my head. "After we talked, I decided I didn't want to keep secrets anymore. So, I told him I'd found my mate too, but that my mate was willing to sacrifice his feelings so we could be happy." He lifted my chin, meeting his amused gaze. "But I didn't tell him about our, well, passionate rendezvous when he was gone camping." I sighed, burying my face in his neck. "Good, because if you had, I might be dead by now," he laughed. "You've been with him

