Adrian's POV
Lina walked into the Lockwood Pack house on my arm, wearing a soft green dress with a white sweater, and I felt that familiar surge of possessive pride.
Mine. My mate. My Luna.
Raze practically purred in my mind. "Beautiful. And she smells like us now. Like rain and pine and home."
I'd dressed carefully for this meeting—tailored suit, polished shoes, every inch the refined Alpha. I needed to make the right impression on the people who'd raised my mate.
"Alpha Victor,Luna Elena," I said, nodding respectfully as I guided Lina to the seating area. "Thank you for having us."
I deliberately didn't look at Jasper, who I could sense lurking in the corner like a rejected suitor at a mating ceremony. Pathetic.
Victor gestured for us to sit. "We weren't sure you'd
