Athena

The night was a success. Drake’s alliances became stronger and made not only his people but also his alliance's people happy by finding the person they want to live with. For shifters like us, there are two ways to find a suitable mate. One is finding someone they want to be with on their own. As long as both parties agree there is no problem. This is similar to how humans find their suitable mate, just like what had happened to Drake before. This is called the Chosen Mate. Another way of finding someone’s mate is through the blessing of the moon goddess, which is called Fated Mate. This one is more magical and fairytale-like. The way one believes that there is someone out there that was destined for him or her. 

I now understood why Drake decided to have a masquerade ball. The mystery that each of the masks held, heightens not only the excitement of being able to open yourself up to a com