Derek's POV

　　'Alyssa has been gone a long time,' I spoke internally to my wolf, Nova as I pondered on where my mate could be at this moment 'It's not like her to be out so late,'

　　'Relax, don't get your panties in a twist,' Nova chuckled 'She's a young woman who needs to let her hair down once in a while,' he paused 'Perhaps you should have stayed out later,'

　　'I wanted to come home to her,' I said in response 'Are you saying Alyssa prefers to ...