Chapter 24

Sofia's Point of View

"Are you going to let him take you to dinner tonight?" Ella asked. We were in her car on our way back to the castle. I was supposed to go with Tammie to the orphanage in about an hour.

"I don't know," I replied

"I think you should go. I think you should give him a chance. You are his mate and he needs you more than you know. He and his wolf need you more than most werewolves need their mate. I mean, he is the soon-to-be king of..." Ella started to say but stopped.

"What do you mean he is the soon-to-be king of what? Of werewolves?" I asked

"I wasn't supposed to say that. It wasn't my place to tell you that," Ella said.

"Ella, you already started, so you might as well finish telling me," I said

"Okay, my dad is the werewolf King, which means he is the ruler of all werewolves, and Ethan will be king once my dad steps down. The more powerful the werewolf, the stronger the mate bond. Ethan and his wolf are having a hard time being without you. The longer the t