Gadreel takes to his new role easily. He's a force to be reckoned with when it comes to negotiating with merchants and in the market. Not quite as feared as Ellen, but his reputation is swiftly growing as a shrewd and intelligent man. He rides every day, relishing his freedom to do so, not spending his days cloistered away from the rest of the castle.

In the weeks since their wedding he has grown to trust and care for Sam, his hesitation long since gone that the Alpha was anything but kind and honorable. That building of trust and care starts a chain reaction in the Omega, releasing the hormones that indicate the onset of heat. It was time. He's given himself to Sam before, but this would be different.

He'd been working on a mating gift for Sam since they had met, quietly in his own chambers.

It was time he present both it and himself to his mate.

"I'm here Sam."