onight was one of those very rare nights where all pack members, from warrior to elder down to outcast, were obligated to att

ed her there, defying the Elders wasn't an option. The clearing buzzed with excitement, wolves shifting between human and beast as they mingled and celebrated. The warriors s

cent of bonding wolves; new links forging. Every Blood Moon Gathering brought with it at least a handful of mates, where wolves

ugh the clearing-a ripple of awareness t

n she s

Logan

commanding disposition of every wolf present in that clearing. The man was huge, his muscles toned with wild power, as the

er core, her wolf suddenly restless beneath her skin. In her head she thought, "Impossible". Her mate... an Alpha? Her body shook as the bond fell into place, her breathing hitching. She had dreamed of this, but never had sh

to face her squarely.

to nothing as an invisible force tethered t

hing flicker in his expression. Recognition. Awareness. His wolf stirred behind his golden eyes

had ever pulled them together felt like a thread bei

oring her? Every single instinct in her body was yelling at her to move, to follow him, to deman

of excitement she had felt, replaced with a feeling of emptiness. She felt this vacuum, a voi

n to rise amo

that?" some

he Alpha," another sc

ally th

chest hollowed out as the cruel reality set in. She had little time to assimilat

hat was

mon appeared, his green eyes glinting with amus

laim you?" He chuckled, shaking his head. "That h

ands, willing her

er, his voice dropping into

urmured, his smirk broadening.

t the lump in her throat,

im the satisfaction

said, even though her inner worl

e, making way for her. "R

he didn't stop until she had reached the farthest part of the clearing, where the trees loomed tall and sil

lt the bond. S

had he de

he in her soul, but no matter how hard she tried,

omfort. The bond that she had been longing for her whole life finally formed but then was sever

rty kept going without her, another

ot defeat, but

his back on her, she would find out why. And if Finnic

find out how