Chapter 124 Shadows Of Familiar Scents

• DRAKE
• Following Natty and Uncle David outside the pack house—though I would have rather stayed inside—I tried my best to keep my excitement from showing. Briana had called me her mate. Those words still echoed in my mind like a heartbeat I couldn’t quiet. It meant she was starting to trust me again, piece by piece, and the ache from her rejection was finally dulling. I was winning her heart back, slowly but surely. The beta training was just a bonus. My real reason for staying here was her. It had always been her.
• “So, what are we doing first?” I asked as Uncle David led Natty and me down the narrow path that wound through the woods behind the packhouse.