Lone Wolf Pack 06 - A Future for His Werewolf Warrior by Anya Byrne Read Free Book Online

He dropped to his knees in the middle of his bedroom, completely drained of strength.
    Tenderness, warmth, honesty. When had he last experienced that, and why did it shock him more than the werewolf thing? Could he trust it? Why did he even want to?
    Burying his head in his hands, Ward thought about golden eyes and wondered what in the world he was going to do.
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    It was well into the later hours of the morning when Mathias arrived at the residence of the Lone Wolf Pack. He first ran into Finn, who was out on patrol in wolf form. Finn gave him a long look, and Mathias was reminded of his promise to look over Parker. Had it just been the night before? It seemed almost distant now.
    Leaving aside his confusion, he couldn't deny he felt impossibly happy to have found his mate. He realized things weren't going to be easy, especially not since Ward was just recovering from a bad relationship. But Mathias was patient. He could wait. He'd take things slow, not pushing his mate or himself. He had no doubts when it came to the fact that Ward was his mate, but his experience with Will had taught him the value of being careful and not jumping into things, not matter how much he wanted to.
    For the moment, he knocked at the door to the house, knowing Will and Jessie would most likely be waiting for him. His guess was proven half-correct. Will was indeed the one to let him in, but he said, "Jessie's still resting. Come in. You should meet the rest of the pack."
    The house was even busier today than the night before. Other than the people Mathias had already met, he found five others, all of whom had been mentioned in the previous conversation. He'd of course heard of the former silencer Erdi, who'd been talking to Saul when Mathias came in, but stopped to analyze him with deep appraising eyes. Erdi's mate had no such qualms. He greeted Mathias with obvious enthusiasm, which Mathias half-suspected was because he also carried a baby.
    No wonder the Lone Wolf Pack was jumpy, what with so many children coming. Mathias wondered how Saul would react to the news of Ward being in town.
    The other three members of the pack were human, Gavin's mother and siblings. Mathias liked the children at once. The youngest, Jackie, was quite curious and didn't bother to hide it. "Is it true that you can do magic? Like in Lord of the Rings?"
    "I can, yes," Mathias replied. "That's why I'm here."
    Jackie's brother, Kyle, looked somewhat suspicious. "If you have magic, where's your staff? Saruman and Gandalf both had it. And Sauron had the ring. Do you have a ring?"
    "Err... No." Mathias wondered how he'd gone from explaining his nature to his mate to doing the exact same thing with two human boys. "I channel magic through myself. I don't need any additional items. It's something that is connected to my nature."
    "So... You're like... an elf?"
    "I'm half-werewolf, half-Sidhe," Mathias explained. "More of a... fairy than an elf, I suppose, although that's not exactly accurate either."
    Jackie looked like he wanted to ask another question, but Will intervened. "Give me a moment, boys. I need a word with Matt."
    The children pouted, but Mathias went along with his friend's request. He already suspected what it was that Will wanted to talk about.
    Will stepped outside the cabin, guiding him to a nearby tree. He leaned against the tree trunk and arched a brow at Mathias. "You're different today. I... I can't quite put my finger on it, but something's changed since last night. Are you okay?"
    Mathias knew it was far too soon to celebrate or even understand the exact ramifications of what had just happened, but in past decades, Will had shared so much with him. He couldn't stay quiet, not when he was practically bursting with emotion. "I found my mate."
    Judging by Will's flabbergasted expression, the man would have expected anything but that. "What?"
    "I sort of felt something strange ever since I entered Willow Cove. I blamed it on my frustration over you and