Liam stood before a painting of his father and mother in that short hallway in the castle.
The cane in his hand had an engraving on the wooden handle, which read, "Theodore Almandine."
The cane in his hand was the same cane his father held in the painting. He remembered his father's words when he was a child when he asked about the Mate of an Alpha Lycan.
"Mate?"
"Our mate is a woman who was created to be the person we are most compatible with within this world. She will support and perfect us, creating the best and strongest version of us."
Liam always remembered his father's words.
Harriet was not Liam's Mate. Even though Liam loved Harriet and Harriet loved him, he now knew why Harriet wasn't his mate. That was because even though the two of them were already perfect on their own,
