Damon POV
I leaned back in my chair, drumming my fingers against the desk before finally hitting Caden’s number. He picked up on the second ring.
“Alpha,” he said, his voice clipped like always. “What’s wrong?”
Caden must’ve been facing something tough; otherwise, he wouldn’t have straight out called my Alpha. I knew things had been a bit stressful back in Portland, but he was doing pretty well.
“Nothing’s wrong,” I replied. “Figured you’d want to hear something from me before it starts making the rounds.”
That got his attention. “Alright… what is it?”
“We’re going to have the mating ceremony,” I said evenly.
There was a pause on the other end, long enough that I thought the line had dropped. “You mean… ?”
“With my mate,” I corrected. “Yes. Kalilah.”
Caden let out a low whistle. “
