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Before I could knock the door opened and there was Alex with a goofy smile on his face waiting excitedly. I giggled at his eagerness and followed him in. He went behind his desk and pulled out a gorgeous, old knife and laid it on the table.

“Tell me what you are thinking? And feeling?” he asked me.

“Well, I am nervous. And excited. I don’t know what will happen with this blood oath but I… can’t wait to be apart of something. With this pack, and you. For this to be my new home.” I told him with as much honesty as possible.

“Raine, I’ve spent the last 2.5 years, longer if we are being honest, thinking I was going to be alone. Second chance mates are rare. So when Caroline left I resigned to it being just my son and I, forever. And I was ok with that, Cooper is my whole world and I wanted to be present and be his. But when I smelled you today, when I saw you, I felt like the goddess had given me a gift. And I have nev