Chapter 5

“Something’s amiss,” Nicole starts the second she steps into Liam’s office, their eyes locking as she walks further in.

“Mhmm,” Liam hummed absentmindedly, pulling her into his arms. “I’ve missed you.” He rasps against her ear and Nicole giggles, his breath ticklish as she melts into her mate’s warmth. All the weight on her shoulder dissipated to nothing.

He pulled away too quickly for her liking, holding her face between his palms and planting a kiss on her forehead.

Nicole’s wolf purrs in satisfaction, wanting nothing more than to remain in his arms. They’d been mates for a little over two decades now, but it never felt like that with the way his touched always seemed to make her body tingle in the newest ways.

Liam holds her gaze, eyes unbelievably soft and full of love like he had read right into her thoughts. The woman who held his heart in the palm of her hands, whom he would be ready to give it all to in a heartbeat.

In a swift movement, he sweep