My hands shook slightly as it started to set in that we were all alone in his bedroom, anxiety was building in my stomach and I wasn’t sure how to push it away. Grae grabbed both of my hands, holding them in his. He wrapped my arms around his neck, grabbed my ass and stood up, lifting me in his arms at the same time so my legs were wrapped around his waist. He carried me over to his king-size bed and plopped me down on it. “I won't force you to be my mate if you don’t want to be,” he said seriously and looked deeply into my onyx colored eyes, seeking an answer in their dark crevices. “I want to be,” I said quietly. The words rolled off my tongue easily and I knew that they were true. I’d always dreamt about my mate unfortunately when I woke up the next morning the dream was foggy, and