Eloise might have pretended to ignore it but she also noticed how restless Ian was around the house since he arrived. At first, she thought it was only because of his rut, then she wondered if the changing environment and his father’s presence had something to do with it, but to think it was something that huge—Eloise felt speechless, staggering back until her back met the barrel chair behind her. “This doesn’t make any sense.” Eloise mumbled repeatedly but Ian still picked it anyway. “Are you sure? You could be wrong?” Eloise felt nervous all of a sudden. “Mom, you once told me the one thing a wolf would never mistake is the mate bond… you know it’s impossible to mistake such a thing – her scent, her touch… it’s been killing me since I came here,” Ian confessed and Eloise frowned, wond

