Ezra
The moment he got a scent of my mate, Vance’s reaction was instant and instinctual. I was almost jealous, because he understood something in under sixty-seconds that had taken me months to figure out.
Scratch that, I was jealous.
I knew about the gamma-luna bond. I’d seen it growing up between my mother and her gamma, Austin Sheeran. When my father was not around, Austin was like a shadow, following my mother everywhere, her silent protector, her best friend, until the day he ultimately gave his life to protect her when their envoy was ambushed by a rival pack. My mother lost both her mate and her gamma that day.
I was happy to know that Kristen had a strong warrior who would love her and guard her in my absence. I knew that I could absolutely entrust my mate with Vance. He would
