There was an undisguised longing in her voice, a yearning to belong. An ache lit deep in my chest. My mate had felt alone, that much was clear. “You’ll have it now, too,” Knox assured her. Hayden’s eyes flared in surprise, and I sent him a look of warning. She wouldn’t understand why Knox was so quickly trying to bring her into the fold. If he moved too fast, he could scare Hayden off, and that was the last thing we needed. She picked at her sandwich. “It’d be nice to meet your friends.”
