Chapter 109

ANDREAS’S POV I’d never known Nico’s late mate and wife, Carlotta, but he’d talked about her with so much love in his voice and sorrow in his eyes that I knew her untimely demise had wrecked him. So the revelation that he had a second chance mate was quite exciting. Nico was an amazing person, and he deserved all the happiness in the world. But on the heels of that excitement came concern. I was happy that Nico had found his mate, but I didn’t know if I could say the same for his mate. Bella had been hurt badly, and it didn’t take a genius to put the pieces of the puzzle together and realize which group of people had hurt her. She’d been violated by male wolves; could she handle the fact that she had a werewolf mate? “Can I see her?” Nico asked softly, and I saw the concern in his eyes. It broke my heart to tell him, “I don’t think that’s a good idea. At least not right now.” He sighed heavily but looked resigned as if he’d expected that response. “Do you…do you know how she got hurt l