Chapter 19 Alaric's POV Against her explicit warning, I followed Samantha. I didn't leave immediately; I sat at the restaurant trying to comprehend the entire mess of recognizing her scent when masked. Only fated mates could recognize each other's scent when masked; I’d known that my entire life. I knew Samantha shared my confusion, but she was evading it by running off. I wanted answers and needed to get to the root of it, so against her wish, I hopped into my car and went after her, using her scent to track her. But then I realized she wasn't heading to the royal pack house. I should have returned, but I was worried and needed to make sure she was alright. I stopped my car and tracked her on foot, only to discover her destination: Kennedy's place. I had reconciled with the reality

