**Dominic POV**
My wolf has been getting harder and harder to hold back. I wasn’t planning on coming over here tonight. Initially, I was going to give Lyra time to think about the bomb I just dropped on her. But as the minutes stretched into hours without the scent of my mate, my wolf became inconsolable.
He paced around inside me, pawing at my chest and whining to get out. When I refused, he lunged at my throat, almost forcing the shift himself. I’ve had years of practice bringing him to heel, however, so I managed to get him under control. Barely.
Truthfully, the full moon is only a few days away, which means the mating heat is already starting to push down on us. It’s more than a strong desire for our mate, it’s essential to our survival. My entire body has been on edge all night. I’
