Alpha Jacob - POV
When we arrived at the infirmary, Grayson held Grace gently in his arms as we made our way to the ward. Grayson deserved to die, but Grace saved his life by intervening and stopping me from killing him. My wolf, Aiden, was whirling about in my head, trying to contact Grace’s wolf, but failed.
“You have caused harm to our mate. You are nothing more than a vile human being, and I cannot trust you with our mate’s safety,” Aiden, my wolf, screamed in my head.
“We can’t depend on mates, Aiden; we had a poor experience with the previous one. Do you think I’ll welcome Grace with open arms?” I responded by yelling back. “So why don’t you just let her go so she can get away from the danger zone?” I inquired.
“If we lose our mate bond a second time, you will lose me, Jacob, and
