---Lorenzo---
The moment I scented her on the wind, I knew she was close.
Even before Knox’s call came through—we have her—my wolf stirred inside me, restless, prowling. The bond tugged at me, insistent and impossible to ignore, a silent drumbeat that echoed in my chest with every breath.
Sindy.
Mine.
I had been patient—or at least as patient as an Alpha could be. I let the Bureau play their little games, let the humans shuffle their papers and mouth their laws. I had given her space because I knew what would happen the moment she stood in front of me again.
There would be no more denial.
No more running.
When the SUVs finally pulled into the long gravel drive of the Cold Ridge lodge, the engines growled low, headlights slicing through the dark like hungry eyes. I was already waiti
