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Landon

“Mate.” The words were out my mouth before I could prevent them from tumbling out.

I haven’t even seen the she-wolf yet. But her scent was enough to drive me crazy.

“Landon?” Drakes voice came from besides me. But I wasn’t listening to anything that he had to say. I stood twisting from the table and scout around the vast arboretum.

It didn’t take long. It was as if our stars were aligned, for almost instantly, my eyes came to rest on the most breath-taking wolf I had aver seen.

Her hair was pain blonde that remined me of the straw meadows back home. Her skin every bit as pale as her hair, holding together a small frame making her seem as if she could blow away as easily as the delicate flower petals that hung above her.

“Mate.” Was all I could say again.

Pulling myself to my full height, I step away from the table, the first step in her direction. But my elation at finding my mate tumbled down around me, as a large arm wrapped around her small frame and she pulled into the emb