Jordan

I smoke a cigarette as I wait for Rain. The last eight days have been the happiest of my life. After the party for my birthday—to which I had to return, for my mother wanted me to meet all the females she had invited, hoping I would find my mate—I spent as much time with Rain as possible, for she is my mate.

And now, finally, it is a Full Moon. If Titan is right, tonight she will turn nineteen, and I will finally feel the bond with her. I will finally be able to stop hiding my relationship with her. Starting tonight, she will move to my room. We will share the same bed. We will wake up together.

My heart beats fast against my ribcage as I look at the forest.

I can almost imagine waking up with her beside me, the sun kissing her skin, her freckles standing out, my room smelling like her. And when she opens her eyes, that green gaze looking at me….

‘How about we put a pup in her belly tonight?’ Titan asks.

‘You and your obsession with a family. She is yet to build a nest and have her fi