But still — I wanted to roar at those males. Let them see exactly what they would never, ever touch.
We’d made sure to seat them all in the third row, behind the pups and our family members. It gave them a perfect view… but also reminded them they were far enough away not to be a threat. Even Katherine’s father and aunt were smiling, genuinely happy for us. weird but at least he was trying.
Then it happened.
I caught her scent.
It slammed into me so hard I had to lock my knees to keep from going to her.
It slid through the air like silk — peaches, honey, and orange blossoms, twining around me, coiling tight in my lungs until I almost staggered. Midnight purred, a deep rumble that made my skin prickle.
‘Mate.”
The double doors at the far end cracked open, just enough for a sliver of
