Challenging

Alpha Zane's POV

Mercedes is sleeping peacefully in my arms like a contented kitten.

My mate is rapidly becoming an adult, she knows exactly what she wants and her Luna senses are starting to take over. Just like a few hours ago when we faced Kenry and Jace, two of my high rankings encountered crises in their mating. She managed to calm things down before I stepped in as their Alpha. My mate is going to be the most perfect Luna, I can't count down the months to her eighteenth fast enough. I want to mark her, take her to my packhouse and lock us in our bedroom for a whole week. I'm damn sure she won't mind at all, as long as the cook regularly serves us lasagna.

Sleep can't come for me.

Two serious cases have arisen within a short period of time. My Beta lost his mate after they started the mating process. He is now a wreck, out for several weeks, if not months. Mate issues are not easy to handle and in Jace’s case, totally problematic. He waited for her for years and as his story soun