“Well, I’ve spent 9 years without a mate… To be honest.” He crouched in front of Alicia, his hands sliding across her soft thighs. “I didn’t think I would have a mate because of what I am.”
“Oh, Rowan.” Alicia’s hand cupped his jaw, his stubble prickling her skin. “I didn’t realise you were such an old man.” She grinned as his eyes flickered and he burst into laughter again, it was so loud and raw, Alicia couldn’t stop staring.
Why was he so mesmerising? “Honestly, though… I feel really lucky. I AM lucky to have you as my mate, but to discover you before my 20th birthday is wild,” Alicia added. It was true; werewolves didn’t discover their mates until after they were twenty.
It was rare to wait so long as Rowan did, but it was not impossible. The Moon Goddess had different fates for eve
