I said, "We really should go to the party first, don't you think? It's partly my birthday party too." He looked sad as he said, "I will do whatever you want to do. I just don't want anyone else thinking you are available." I said, "I will make sure they know. I will not leave your side. Just don't go all crazy if I hug people. I like to hug my friends. Okay? Like right now." I looked behind him and his brothers were approaching. "Convel and Bodolf! It's been such a long time! How are you?" I went to them and hugged them. They both looked me up and down and said, "Ashina! You look amazing!" I said, "Thank You! So do you!" I heard a growl behind me and said, "Conri, this is what I was talking about. Your brothers are my friends. That's all." He said, "I know. It's just hard to see you hugging anyone else." I said, "If I don't feel comfortable hugging someone, I won't do it. Okay? Don't forget, my wolf has the ability to talk to other wolves without the human part knowing. Nyla

I rolled off of him and said, "I honestly wasn't planning on doing this tonight, but I couldn't resist it. That damn mate bond is no joke!" He laughed and said, "I was hoping you would let me mark you as soon as I saw you. I don't ever want you away from me. Lycans are very possessive that way. We actually waited a lot longer than most Lycans do." I chuckled as I wrapped my arm around him and snuggled as close to him as I could and said, "You are now stuck with me for life. I don't ever want to leave you." He said, "That's what I want to hear you say forever." I said, "As of right now, I can't imagine that changing." He said, "I will never purposely do anything that would make you want to leave. If I do something that pisses you off, I want to know about it. You need to tell me. I feel your feelings, but I can't read your mind." I said, "Trust me, you will know my thoughts. I'm not one to keep my mouth shut." He laughed and said, "Good. I do not want a mate that is to be see

My dad said, "Why do you want her so bad that you are willing to attack our pack for her?" He said, "She's a special wolf. We need one for our pack." My dad said, "We have a few. Why her, in particular." He said, "She's the only one that isn't a Luna, Beta Female, or a Future Alpha or Future Beta. But there is something different about her now." I took my jacket off one shoulder and showed him the mark as Conri said, "You are now trying to kidnap a Lycan Princess! This is grounds for the death penalty for all who survived your attack. Are you the Alpha? You healed faster than anyone else in here." He said, "I am the Beta. My name is Connor. Our Alpha is Lobo." Conri asked, "Where is your Alpha?" He said, "Not sure. I know he fought with us because he is obsessed with getting your princess. Although I doubt he knows you are a princess." I said, "I just became a princess last night before the party started. That was when I found my mate." Dad said, "Doesn't matter now. You wil

It took another forty-five minutes to get to the castle. I was ready to get out and stretch when Conri parked the vehicle. I got out and started stretching by lifting my arms over my head and standing on my tiptoes. Then I started bending to either side, and I heard a growl. I giggled and said, "Is that my mate?" He walked up behind me, wrapped his arms around my waist and picked me up. He put me down and I turned to face him, "I was just stretching, from sitting for so long. Okay?" He smiled, "But I loved the view. I didn't want anyone else enjoying the view." I smiled and said, "I will try to keep my public stretching to a minimum. But I will be stretching with the warriors when I train them. I am already marked. From what Trina told me, they already know I can kick their asses too." Conri laughed and said, "Your warriors must have told mine about your fighting styles." I nodded and said, "Trina wants to learn." He said, "All the warriors will learn." I laughed, 'That's exactly wh

Convel laughed as he got up and said, "I would love to see this new fighting style you are going to teach us." I said, "I can do that. The ceilings in here are higher, I'm going to have some real fun." Convel looked scared as I motioned for Conri to approach. I got to his ear and whispered, "When he looks comfortable, grab one of his ankles to distract him." Conri smiled and whispered in my ear, "You're making me want you more." I laughed and said, "I want you too. Let's wear these guys out so we can have some time for us." He smiled and said, "You sound like they're our kids. Kinda makes me want to put a pup or two in you." I waggled my eyebrows at him and said, "Who said I would have a problem with that?" He laughed as I said to Convel, "Okay. Ready?" He got in a defensive position, and I levitated us about five feet off the floor. He yelled, "WHOA!" I said, "You're fine. Start sparring. I was throwing punches, just to kill time until he got comfortable. He started getting more co