Chapter 6 - Gunnar

I thought tonight would be a bust, like every mate ball I’ve attended, but worse. Why worse? Because while I didn’t expect to find my mate if Lorna wasn’t watching me like a hawk and cockblocking me, I’d at least have someone to fuck tonight lined up.

I love my sister-in-law as much as I love my actual sisters, but I don’t like it when anyone interferes in my sex life. It could be worse. I could be stuck with Mom like Henrik.

I had managed to escape my sister initially by telling her I smelled something. She took that to mean I’d scented my mate and let me go searching for her. I smelled something. It was the smell of roast duck coming from the kitchen. I truly smelled my mate when I was about to duck into the kitchen for a snack.

That rich amber, soothing sandalwood and vanilla musk scent had me veering away from the kitchen and making a beeline for the deck. I was in my own world. I’m sure I stepped on a few feet and pushed my way between couples. I didn’t care. I was a wolf on a