Caleb's revelation lingered in the air after he left. It struck me how unusual it was for a Beta like Caleb, well into his late twenties, to have never found his mate. The average werewolf finds their destined mate in their late teens. The longer it took, the slimmer the chance of ever finding one. Although rare, it was not unheard of for some werewolves to never find a mate. Yet, this was the first time I had heard of it happening to a Beta, especially one from a pure bloodline like Caleb's.
As the sole heir of his parents, if Caleb didn't find his mate, did it mean the ancient, unbroken line of pure Beta blood would end with him? The weight of that possibility settled on me, and I couldn't help but feel a strange mix of empathy and sorrow for Caleb. If I had known that he had never foun
