Chapter 48

*Wade POV*

I have never in my life smelled such an intoxicating smell. Ali’s scent wafts around me, filling me with lust, desire, and the need to never leave her side. She smells of the morning dew in the early hours of the day, fresh like lavender and honey, with a touch of crisp tart apple.

My wolf is gently howling in blissful happiness. Leaping around like I have released him into a meadow of flowers after a lifetime of solitude in a cement prison. She’s my mate. Ali is my mate. She has no clue and I can’t tell her. That wouldn’t be fair, for her to be torn between the lie that Liam is spinning and the truth only I can know.

She has her mission, and now I have mine. I can’t fathom the idea of Liam sneaking back in here. It has nothing to do with her not being able to take care of herself and more to do with the undying need to just be near her. I sit up slightly to catch a glimpse of her in her bed.

“Wade,” she whispers.

“Mm-hmm,” I respond, trying