Roman’s POV
She was a goddess. Julissa had long red hair, emerald eyes and a hot body. I couldn’t believe that I was so lucky to be gifted her as a mate. What I didn’t expect was for her to have been in a relationship with the alpha’s son, her stepbrother.
The alpha had informed me that he wasn’t passing over the title to his son because he refused to break things off with his stepsister. To be honest, I understand now after seeing her.
The second our eyes met, I had to go to her and taste her, my mate. I was already twenty-five and had been mateless. I long gave up on finding one, yet here she was. Julissa was worth the wait.
Ashton was tall, but I was taller. I highly doubted he could take me on in a fight, our pack trained relentlessly. The only reason I wasn’t alpha of my pack, the
