Chapter 22

Sam POV

I finished the border patrol and knew the evening was winding down. I met up with Jack when I returned. “I did not expect to see you until tomorrow some time,” I say chuckling at him. He looks at me with a smirk, “Me either. Turns out her mate likes to be fashionably late to events. Needless to say, things were tense there for a few minutes,” he says with a big smile. “You like to be a shit disturber,” I say to him with a laugh. “Well, I cannot say I did not enjoy the look on the guy’s face. He came in with a hot blonde, he did not need two,” Jack says logically. Shaking my head, I put my hand on his shoulder, “Let’s go in and grab a beer my friend,” I say to him.

We walk into the kitchen, which is also winding down. A lot of the staff are cleaning up for the night as the Gala is almost over. Many wolves will continue partying in their rooms, a lot who are mated are likely already in their rooms marking and mating. Deep down I wanted to