Two hours of preparation and I still looked like I was dressed for my own funeral.
The dress Kade had provided was beautiful deep green silk that somehow brought out my eyes and fell to just above my knees. Elegant without being flashy. Exactly the kind of thing an alpha's mate should wear to meet his parents.
I hated how perfectly it fit.
Like it had been made for me.
Like I belonged here.
"You look beautiful."
I jumped. Spun.
Kade stood in my doorway, dressed in dark slacks and a button-down that transformed him from the casually dangerous man I'd been avoiding into something else entirely. Powerful. Polished. Every inch the alpha.
"Thanks," I said.
My hands smoothed down the dress again. Nervous gesture. Couldn't seem to stop.
"You're nervous."
"Your parents are coming to ins
