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“Maybe it’s Isabella? Since she only just shifted for the first time,” Penny says looking thoughtful.

I nod my head. “That would make sense. I’m not sure why he would feel her from so far away though.”

“His wolf could have sensed his mate was near, but then he had to have been close enough to the community apartments to be able to tell. The pull could be strong because she was a late bloomer, or maybe that hocus pocus you guys performed made the pull snap right into place and Jet’s wolf felt it strongly,” Isaac says.

“How would you know that?” Ryker asks, looking at Isaac.

Isaac shrugs. “I have read a lot about pack history and shifters. Whenever I was locked in my room, all I had were books, and my father had a lot of the history of shifters. Before I had the placed burned down, I took all the books out and brought them to my new place. Our wolf halves aren’t black and white. There’s more to it than that.”

“I’d like to look at those,” Ryker says.

“Sure. I can bring them by your place,” Isaac replies.

We say our goodbyes before Isaac and I walk back home.

I lean against him as he wraps an arm around my shoulder.

I can’t help but think everything is going to be okay.

Chapter Eighteen

Isaac

Two weeks later…

Everything has been going great with my life. My mate and I have seemed to work things out. I don’t have to worry about much anymore. The feral retreat has been coming along great. We are still setting everything up and it’s going to be quite the drive, but I don’t mind. Hailey will be coming with me most of the days I need to go.

She still plans to help the women who need help in the community apartments with Penny.

I’m tired when I get home, but I can’t wait to see my mate. She had been so busy today and yesterday that I barely had been able to see her. She crawled into bed when I was asleep. I felt her body next to mine, but it was like I blinked and when I opened my eyes again, she was gone.

I don’t have to get up quite so early now that I’ve finished my training with Scott. I have now been helping train others, so Scott and Ryker can focus on training Isabella.

I feel more connected with my wolf every day, but I know that we will only feel complete once she claims us.

When I spot her in the bedroom, she smiles softly at me.

“How was your day?” she asks before giving me a gentle kiss.

“It was great. Long. I missed you,” I murmur against her lips.

“I’m home all night. So, we can go out, or you can have me all to yourself,” she says with a grin.

My cock hardens at her words. Fuck.

“I want you all to myself,” I rasp.

“I was thinking the same. I think I am ready,” she says, and starts pulling up my shirt to take it off.

“Ready?” I ask, confused.

She bites her lip and smiles shyly at me. “Yeah. Ready to claim you as my mate.”

I freeze at her words. “Are you sure?” I ask, my voice breaks when I speak.

“Yeah. I’ve been thinking a lot about it, and there is nothing I want more. I think we are both ready for this,” she says softly.

“If you are ready, then I won’t say no. I would love nothing more than for you to claim me back,” I tell her.

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