Ruby's POV

I’d sensed something different in Austin lately. The way his eyes lingered too long and his tone softened whenever he said my name. It felt magnetic, almost like something was pulling him closer without reason.

When he’d grabbed me in the locker room that day, I’d seen it in his eyes, something raw, instinctive. The kind of reaction he once told me only happened when a werewolf met their destined mate.

He said their senses sharpened, their control slipped, and every heartbeat ...