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in the kitchen while Wulfric and Brand kept her mother busy. It wasn’t a surprise to Maggie—she knew her best friend wouldn’t leave without hearing what’d happened out in the back garden with Brand.
    “So spill,” Cydney said in not too loud of a voice, “did Brand help you with, you know what? I noticed once you two came back inside he sat at your feet, and that you were petting him.”
    Maggie sighed. “I’ll admit I have no problem seeing him in his wolf form.”
    “And the other?”
    “I’m not going to say it didn’t scare the bejesus out of me, because it did. But he forced me to take a good look at him. I’m no longer terrified out of my wits, only very uneasy.” She paused. “I don’t think I can do it, Cyd. I don’t think I can get over it enough to ever consider having Dolf in my life. Though, Brand said I need to give Dolf a chance. He doesn’t want Dolf to go through what he has.”
    Cydney’s brow furrowed. “What do you mean?”
    “Brand said he doesn’t want Dolf to have to go through life knowing I’m his mate, and him not being able to be with me like Brand can’t be with his.”
    A shocked expression settled on Cydney’s face. “He actually said that to you?”
    “Yeah.”
    “Holy shit, Maggie, he’s never told any of us about it. That would explain why he goes off during the day, every day, without telling anyone where he’s going. Apparently, he’s been doing it for years, before Raed met Lexi. They always assumed Raed was the first one to find his mate. Obviously, Brand was.”
    Maggie bit her bottom lip. “Ah, Cyd, maybe you shouldn’t tell the others. He didn’t say it was a secret or anything, but if he’s kept quiet about it, he might not want it as common knowledge.”
    “I’ll just tell Wulfric.”
    “No, promise me you’ll keep this just between us. If you don’t, I’ll tell Wulfric what you did in that bar during our second year of university in Toronto.”
    “You wouldn’t.”
    “I would.”
    “So not fair. I was shitfaced drunk and so was the guy.”
    “Then promise.”
    Cydney sighed dramatically. “Fine, you win. I promise I won’t say a word, not even to Wulfric.”
    “Good.”
    “And since you managed to wrangle that out of me, I want you to do something for me.”
    Maggie looked at her friend suspiciously. “What?”
    “Come spend the night at the mansion tonight.”
    “Cyd—”
    “Don’t say no. Most of the night, it’ll be just the girls. Us, along with Lexi, Kamryn and Nika. And baby Petra, of course. You can get dropped off after the guys go out hunting.”
    “And where would I sleep?”
    “There’s a guest bedroom. Yeah…you can stay there.”
    “What about Dolf?” Maggie asked. “He’s going to know I’m there.”
    Cydney chuckled. “Oh yeah, he’ll know you are.” She then sobered. “Don’t worry about him. I’ll take care of him for you. Just say yes, or I’ll get Brand in here to harass you until you do.”
    Maggie wouldn’t put it past Cydney to do just that. And she had a feeling Brand would go along with it. He came across as the type of person not to back down from something he had his mind set on. “All right, you win. You know I’m going to find this hard as hell to do. I don’t know if I’m even ready to take this step. Christ, I really haven’t walked out of the house these last two months until earlier today.”
    Cydney hugged her. “I know, Mags. And I’m proud of you. I swear you won’t regret this.”
    “I hope you’re right. Give me a call when the coast is clear. I’m sure my dad won’t mind dropping me off.”
    Wulfric appeared in the kitchen doorway and looked at Cydney. “Are you ready to go?”
    His mate nodded. “We’re all set.” Cydney turned back to Maggie. “I’ll see you later tonight.”
    Once her friend crossed the room to the man she loved, Cydney walked into Wulfric’s open arms. He pulled her close and kissed the top of her head. It wasn’t hard to see the