SASHA The more time I spent with Cedar, the easier it was to realize I couldn’t have asked for a better partner. Maybe it was too soon to tell, and the mate bond was known for clouding a shifter’s judgment, but I was sure that he wasn’t like other Alphas. I was impressed by how maturely he handled the unpleasant situation I had put him through the previous night. It hurt me to know I had caused his counterpart to lash out in fear of losing me to another male, yet the way he remained rational when most males would have been consumed by jealousy made me fall even harder for him. And as if his collected demeanor wasn’t charming enough, his skills in bed left me putty in his hands. Topaz started whining inside my head the second she noticed our mate’s wolf pushing forward, eager to connect