Alpha Ralph’s POV What is her story? The same question replays over and over inside of my head as I watch Tess from a distance as she sits on a bench, her head resting on the back, her eyes closed. And why the hell wouldn’t she tell me that she was my mate? Assuming that she does know that she is my mate… But she would have to know. She just wants to hide it from me for some reason. Rubbing the back of my neck, I hesitate, wanting to go to her, but not sure how to handle her just yet. Last night, after I picked up on her scent, my first instinct had been to go to her, confront her, embrace her...kiss her... But then it hit me about a second later that she was hiding this from me. So, she doesn’t want me to know that she is my mate…I could only imagine the reason is because she doe