l Pin

across the roo

ny of the murmurs from other pack members,

rtant diplomatic meeting filled to

o

a choice in

dge, but even I knew that the Alpha King's word was final. If the guy

diately. "I've already contacted one of the Alpha King's contacts about Clark's attendance. The King

me out of this whole ordeal, but part of me was pissed that he hadn't said anything to me. He'd clearly known about this m

p would've been

remembered that I wasn't the only one in the dark. Neith

ouching her shoulder. She was still p

schooled her expression. "I'm

idn't want to push – especially her

ic, but even from across the room, I could

was, although his presence at a diplomatic meeting

be able to accompany them, but I will send a few pack warriors for safety. I'll speak with those I've picked for that r

ad covering routine, normal pack business. Despite th

k began socializing with each other, much

ly kept to myself on the couch. I had always felt a little socially awkw

worried

ne of the male elders had approached me. I recognized him, he was

ters that might be his son's mate. I guess I just feel as if my presence might be unnecessary." I tried to choose my words

e there, despite your human status," The elder said, "My

n? Take any chan

imself, this meeting is only half about diplomacy. It's also about getting every Alp

't that automatically disqua

the wolf gene, but you've still got Alpha blood running through your system. While it's unlike

ld had been rocked

mentioned the possibility of me having a mate. He'd explained that the mating proc

never have to worry about being chained to some ter

ever heard of that. I thought mating happened when two people's inner b

h other. Our inner wolves are intuitive, and they know who is right for us upon first glance. This is why mates

ut only a few times. As I said, it's rare. Having a human mate carries the risk

ke

nature to seek strong mates, ones that will bear strong children. But there have been times, very rarely, when a wolf has recognized a human as worthy of mating. I'm not en

's t

away. It's why divorce and separation don't exist in our world. The desire for your mate is so strong, no wolf could possibly fathom being away from them. But humans don't have an inner wolf, they don't fee

you mean?

ever met the Alpha King or the Prince, I assume they're even worse than normal Alphas. As you know, humans are more fragile than werewolves. Your senses aren't as good, you break more easily, take longer to heal, and you get sick. Having such a fragile mate would put any wolf on edge – any possessiveness or protectiveness they'd feel just gets amplified ten times over. Sever

That poor girl. I'm not sure ho

houlder. "There's no need to worry, Clark," he said, patting my arm, "I didn't mean to scare you. As I told you earli

sible

You heard the man – human mates almost never happen, an

h, and tried to hol

is going

o way I h