Chapter twenty-three

(Nathaniel POV)

Please tell me that I’m dreaming, and that this guy that I’m smelling isn’t my mate. I can smell spices and leather that is making my heart race, but also other parts of me reacting that I know he can smell. What am I going to do? My father isn’t going to except this guy being, and neither will my Alpha’s of the pack. They’re not going to accept him in our pack as my mate, and that will mean that I’ll be kicked out of the pack, being disowned from my family.

“Ariana, I don’t think I’ll be able to go with you.”

“Why not Nat?”

As I looked into her sad lost eyes that I felt the guilt building inside my heart. She held onto me tighter, saying over and over to please help her. Fuck, I can’t just abandon her because I can’t deal with the idea of this guy being my mate.

“Calm down Ariana, I’ll be going to help keep you safe.”

“Thank you, Nat, you’re the best.”

Just as go to pick up my bag to head to the van with Ariana and my so-called mate that I hear my phone going of