Chapter Four
Several hours later, Barrack stood next to his brother at the edge of the forest. Excitement was building inside him along with an uncharacteristic nervousness. After centuries of waiting, they would finally meet their mate. He and Brogan had done nothing but talk about what they would do on the entire trip here.
“She’ll probably be less frightened of you,” Brogan had said. “I think you should approach her first. You can explain to her that she is our mate, introduce her to me, and then we claim her.”
“Aikaterina said she must accept us of her own free will,” Barrack reminded his brother.
Brogan shrugged. “Once she sees your unmarked face, she will be fine. If I remember, you didn’t have any trouble finding an interested woman,” he remarked.
“I’d rather not remember,” Bar
