The mate bond would draw her back to him once she understood she didn't have to give him up, didn't have to sacrifice her connection to be loyal to her sister.
She could have both.
They all could.
It was perfect.
It was the answer he should have seen from the beginning instead of trying to hide and lie and keep everyone separate.
Transparency.
Honesty.
A proper multiple-wife bonding that honored pack tradition and solved all their problems at once.
Ethan's lips curved into a small smile in the darkness, his mind already working through how he'd present this to both women, how he'd navigate the initial resistance, how he'd convince them that this was right.
First, they had to find Dakota.
Had to make sure she was safe, bring her home where she belonged.
Then he'd explain everything.
To both of them.
Separately at first, then together.
And they'd build something new.
Something that accommodated all of them, all their needs, all their connections.
