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felt for Aiden.
    Wolves were given one mate in their lifetime. It was a very special thing to them. It was the one person that would love them no matter what and would stand by their side until the very end. Most wolves, when they hit a certain age, started searching for their mate. It’s said that everything was enhanced in a wolf once they found their one true mate. Food tasted better, colors seemed brighter, the sex was earth-shattering and unlike anything they’d ever experienced before. Basically heaven on earth.
    Devon remembered how in love his parents had been and longed to have that kind of love one day. But as fate would have it, it wasn’t meant to be. Being mated to a human wasn’t unheard of. In fact a lot of wolves had human mates, but Aiden was not only human but a hunter’s son. Devon didn’t see any way around that one simple fact.
    “Devon, I’m not questioning you, just reminding you of what’s at stake.” Viktor rested a hand on Devon’s shoulder. “When the time comes will you be able to give him up?”
    The thought of never seeing Aiden again stung deep. Devon could feel his soul weep for what would never be.
    “Of course I will be,” Devon managed to say with a straight face. “Good night, Brother.”
    Devon walked calmly out of the barn. His body ached from the stress of the past week. They’d been attacked and his little brother taken, and now the only person they could use to help them was passed out in a room next to his. Not just anyone but the man destined to be his mate. But planning for a future with the petite creature was a waste of Devon’s energy because it would never happen. Devon would have to sacrifice his chance at happiness to get Erik back and to keep the pack safe.
    It would be just another hardship he’d have to bear. Devon had gotten good over the years of hiding his sadness. This time shouldn’t be any different.
    Devon reached the house and wrenched open the back door. He went straight to his office and placed a call to Dominic. They needed to locate Phillip Stefano. Once they did they could play their hand and see just how much Stefano loved his son.
    Dominic said to give him an hour to see what he could do and he’d call Devon back with the information. After hanging up the phone Devon turned his chair around to stare out at the night sky. Stars twinkled and shed their light down to lighten the earth below. Living out in the country had its benefits besides providing cover for the wolves.
    In the city so many lights lined each street that it drowned out the beauty of the night sky. The further in the country a person went the more in touch with nature they could become. The fresh air, full and brightly colored trees, and open space to run free. It was beautiful.
    Wolves that chose to live in the city typically moved back within a year’s time. The call of open spaces to run and Mother Nature to surround them pulled them back home.
    Devon, his brothers, and his pack resided in a town called Nehalem. It wasn’t small, but it wasn’t large either. Nehalem was ideal for a wolf. It provided a lot of wooded area to run under the moon and hunt without the fear of hunters. Well that was what Devon had thought up until a week ago.
    After his parents were murdered Devon moved to Nehalem hoping to get away from the hunters that had attacked them. But Devon couldn’t move too far away. His father owned a construction company, and Devon wasn’t willing to close the business his father had built from the ground up. Plus, quite a few people relied on Carsten and Son’s Construction for their jobs. So Devon couldn’t just uproot everything and move to a different state, and a part of Devon didn’t want to be too far away from his parents’ gravesites.
    The night of his parents’ murders, Devon with the help of a few pack members staged a car accident that looked like it took his parents’ lives. They put his parents in their car and pushed it down a steep ravine