Nine

Parker's P.O.V.

"You would warn me, right? If you decided to leave, I mean. So, I could prepare myself and my wolf?" I asked as I gathered some clean clothes from my dresser. Everything in me regretted asking the question as soon it passed my lips. She was my mate, but that didn't mean that she would be accepting of my mark. Just because someone had a soulmate, didn't mean that everyone chose to be with them.

After the unwelcoming first day Kaylee had here, I was surprised she hadn't left yet.

The only person who had been truly happy to meet Kaylee was my mother. That didn't say a lot for my pack, but while they respected my position and the title I had earned over the years, it seemed that they still didn't respect me.

When I had come home and found out that Kate had moved on from me, that not only had she been fucking my brother but had mated with him as well, I was livid. To me, I had reacted appropriately. I had waited for her for years as I busted my ass in training. I thought