**Idris**
I felt my wolf settle the instant I inhaled her fresh evergreen scent. Saira. He’d been agitated when she left our sight. The chaos that ensued in the mall after her disappearance had him growling and snarling without pause.
I didn’t get it. Though my wife, Saira wasn’t my soulmate. The way he behaved was no different from a Lycan who found his mate. Strange. I sighed and gently rubbed my nose on Saira’s shoulder.
This was our first real hug since the bonding ceremony. I wasn’t sure if it was because the bond was growing stronger, but once I hugged her, I didn’t feel like letting her out of my arms. She felt so warm and soft, so comfortable, that my eyelids drooped in satisfaction.
I inhaled her scent and froze. The smell of blood. It was faint, barely discernible over her ev
