7. Unexpected Surprises

Dale

Dale had been annoyed with Grant, but mostly because he knew he deserved his anger.  He had helped the wolf to deal with the loss of the mate he had never met, keeping his wolf from going feral.  His friend would do anything to have a mate he could love fiercely since second-chance mates were beyond rare with their dwindling numbers and he had made a point of already abusing the gift he was given.

But he hadn’t wanted a mate, least of all a weak human mate.  But his wolf had been driving him insane since they had heard that she had escaped.  So he had made a deal with his wolf that they would go find her as soon as their work was done, which helped when his wolf was quiet throughout his meeting with Elder Stuart and not attempting to break free.

Once he’d managed to convince Grant to come back, he had requested another meeting with Elder Stuart after dinner and had asked the kitchen to make up travel rations.  He and Grant would