The Alpha's Secret Lover

lt, but using that on her f

y Ethan fo

weren't always enough to fix the pain she felt. "I'll

illed with a quiet pleading. "Stay with me for a little longer," she said

the two of them sitting in silence as the moments

energy inside her refused to settle, its frustration growing by the minute. The longer she

seen his face, though it was always a blur, always just out of reach. In her dreams, she could feel t

an to pick up, carrying with it the scent of the forest and the promise of something new

it? Her body ached, her wolf restles

he was right. Her mother had been through the same thing waiting for her mate, longing for the connect

e more to her mate. She didn't know who he was, or even where he was, but every fiber of her being longed to find him. To feel the p

nse of rightness when a mate was found. Every time she had listened, a small pang of jealousy would twist in her chest. To

ee them. Her heart had reached out, only to grasp at emptiness. Her packmates had found their other halves, and Sarah had watched, feeling left behi

the pack. She could keep busy, keep her mind occupied. But when the sun dipped low and the quiet of the night set in, it was the

the trees. There were moments when she thought she could almost feel a presence just out of reac

s not meant for me," she w

agitation. Sarah could feel the frustration within her, the longing, the anxiety that gripped both her and her wolf. Every time the connection felt just withi

oaching from behind. She turned to see her mother, a woman

led softly. "I thought

ak smile. "I ne

than anyone. After all, she had once stood in her daughter's shoes, having waited for he

r mother said, holding out a

carefully. Inside was a beaded bracelet wi

acing her fingers over the smooth su

did y

d you that even when things seem uncertain, even when you don't understand why things aren't f

ore," Sarah whispered, the weight of

ip firm and warm. "I know it's hard. I can see how much this is hurting you. But I promise you, the

n Sarah. She hugged her mother tightly, feeling the softness of

g. There was something about the forest that always calmed her, the rustle of the leaves, the chirping of t

hing had shifted, the scent of the trees, of the earth, now mingled with something new. A scent so faint at first,

wasn't like anything she had smelled before, and yet, it was so famili

inside her stutter to a halt. It was like a thread had suddenly connected her to something,someone,far away. She couldn't

on. Sarah felt a shiver run down her spine as the air seemed to thicken. She tried to push it away, to ignore the grow

ight of whatever was drawing her. But the forest remained

r imagination, or if this was the beginning of the end of her wait. But deep down,

tely longed for. She didn't know what would happen next, but one thing

rrounded her, but the storm