Chapter 23

The following morning, Cade lay beside Ava, contentment surrounding him, having his mate in his arms.

He could still not believe that the fates had finally given him the one thing that had been missing in his life…a true mate.

But, that still could change, his wolf reminded him, a frown darkening his features at that realization, a fact that he still had to tell Ava about his true nature.

As he lay there contemplating a way to tell her about his true form, a howl outdoors alerted him too one of his guards calling out to get their Alpha’s attention.

Growling lowly, as to not wake up his mate, Cade moved slowly off the bed, extracting himself begrudgingly from her luscious form, grumbling under his breath, that the call from his guard better be a life or death situation, otherwise that guard’s life was going to be cut short.

Without donning any clothing, he made his way to the back yard, pushing the sliding door open with a bit of