Lyell pov
*warning s****l content*
I went back to Caileen, who beamed at me. I held out my hand and she stood to dance with me. She was so tiny, I always placed her on my feet so she didn’t wear herself out. I twirled her around the room and listened to her giggling, thinking about what Alpha Titus said. He told me I needed to find a wife. What if I don’t ever have a true mate? What if it was just Tate and Adaline? I’d still be expected to find a woman to marry. Maybe I should marry Adaline. She understood me more than anyone. But with how Ulric has been looking at her, she would be happier with someone who could actually find her attractive. I looked down at Caileen, still smiling joyfully as I twirled her around.
“If I don’t ever find a true mate, your father will expect me to marry
