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at his chest as the pain intensified.
    “Son?”
    “Yes.”
    “Who is she?”
    Marshall shook his head. “I can’t.”
    “Jack?” Luke asked, directing his question into the
back.
    “Her name’s Scarlett Fields. She’s human.”
    Luke didn’t show any sign of the news being a problem.
It had been some time since a wolf had mated with a human, but it wasn’t
unheard of.
    “What, Dad?”
    “Nothing. It offers a complication, but it’s not unheard of. I can reach out to
other packs to see how they approach her family.”
    Jack snorted. “You’ve got no chance of reaching out to
her family.”
    “Why?”
    “She wants nothing to do with me.”
    “Why not?”
    Glancing in the mirror at his friend, Marshall knew it
was up to him, not Jack, to tell his father. “I’ve not exactly been the nicest
person to her growing up.”
    “We bullied her,” Jack said, speaking up.
    “You bullied your own mate?”
    Shame filled every part of him. “Yes.”
    “We didn’t know she was his mate then,” Jack said.
    It didn’t matter. His father had warned him about
hurting others. No one was sure of their mate until after the change.
    “Your mother’s not going to be happy,” Luke said.
    He wasn’t happy himself.
    No one spoke for the rest of the journey. Luke dropped
Jack off first before they headed toward their own home. They lived in a
secluded part of the town that was cut off by the forest. None of the locals
ever ventured into the forest. Rumors of bears, wolves, and coyotes kept them
all away.
    His father slammed the door closed, and they headed
inside.
    The sound of his mother’s humming filled his senses.
Great, he hated upsetting his mother, but he wouldn’t have a choice.
    Seconds later she came around the corner carrying a
bowl. The scent of her baking wafted toward his nostrils.
    “How was your first day?”
    “It was good.”
    “Son!”
    Closing his eyes, Marshall took a deep breath. He
didn’t want to upset his mother.
    “What’s going on?” Carla asked.
    “He has found his mate,” Luke said.
    She squealed, wrapping her arms around him. “Where is
she? I couldn’t wait for this moment. Do you remember when we changed for the
first time? We were true mates.”
    “She’s human,” his father said.
    Carla looked worried. “Oh, dear.”
    “I’ve also spent a great deal of time bullying her.”
Marshall blurted the words out. It would be better if he told her everything.
    “Bullied?”
    Marshall nodded.
    “You bullied a young woman who’s your mate?”
    Staring at his mother he saw tears and disappointment
fill her eyes.
    “Yes.”
    “She’s a human and hates you?”
    “Yes.” His wolf dropped his head. The full force of
what he’d done finally hit him like a slap to the face. There was no chance of
him ever getting Scarlett to want him, let alone love him. Mates were destined.
They were fated to be together and were supposed to love, honor, and cherish
each other. He wouldn’t be able to look at another woman without thinking about
his mate. “I’m going to my room.”
    No one stopped him as he carried his bag upstairs to
his room.
    “Luke, what should we do?”
    “I’m going to call a few friends. They know of humans mating with us. I
need to make sure he’s taken care of as much as the girl.”
    His father moved around. He listened to his parents
talk about the different packs all over the world for several minutes.
    “He was a bully?” His mother sounded so
disappointed in him.
    Sitting on the end of his bed, he dropped his head
between his thighs.
    “I don’t know what’s going to happen, Carla. She may never accept him.
She’s human. There’s no way she’ll feel such a strong connection.”
    “What did she look like?”
    “I don’t know. I didn’t see her.”
    She’s beautiful, more beautiful than he ever imagined
she could be. Scarlett was everything he wanted in a woman and didn’t even know
about. He was such an asshole. Last year he’d been annoyed