Troy’s POV Running back to the Packhouse with Octavia on my back, I can’t help but feel her pain, I couldn’t imagine losing my wolf it would devastate me to no end. I ask Kole if he might know how to bring Piper and their elements back, “It’s an old witches spell, you will need to find a witch to help. But Troy, you need to do it before she turns eighteen otherwise, I fear she won’t be able to be Marked.” I sigh this is turning out to be an even longer day than I thought, and the sun is only just coming up now. We reach the clearing, and the others are changing back into their clothes, but I decide to keep going and take Octavia straight to her room, I don’t think she can walk right now, she’s been crying the whole way back and I don’t want to humiliate her by carrying her bridal style through the Packhouse so I wolf speed to her room. We get to her door and I lay down so she can hop off my back then I shift back opening the door for her. I’m not sure if there is anything I can d

Troy’s POV I have to mark her… tomorrow night, holy shit, I mean I knew I would have to eventually but this is so sudden. I’m to shocked to respond I just keep staring into her tear-filled eyes so full of pain and fear. I think back to what my father told me at my mother’s grave about the prophecy, it won’t come true if I don’t mark her, but then Octavia said that Selene told her she would find her fated Mate when the Luna eclipse happens, but that I have to mark her, does that mean WE are fated Mates. I run a hand through my wet hair drenched with sweat, man I really need a shower I must stink like a wet dog. Fuck, so much is going through my head right now I need to respond before she thinks I’m going to say no and she freaks out. Crap, what do I say? ‘Kole, what do you think of this?’ I ask my wolf, he has been quiet this whole time but I can feel his excitement inside me. ‘You know what I think Troy, I wanted to mark her the second we smel

Troy’s POV “Hey babe are you feeling, ok?” I ask Octavia as we head out of the dining hall. I felt a strange tug in my chest and when I looked over at her she looked sad, like she was going to cry and I realized she is probably missing her wolf a lot today since its both their birthdays. I was going to wait until she got back from her girl’s morning to show her this but I figured she needed to get out of there. “Yea I just got a little overwhelmed with all the presents, thanks for getting me out of there.” She says smiling, though I’m pretty sure it’s forced because I can still feel that strange tug in my chest, it’s like someone is holding my heart and tugging on it. I can only assume it’s the Mate bond getting stronger with the Eclipse approaching. We reach the Alpha and Luna room and I open the door for her, “I wanted to show you this later but I guess now is as good a time as any.” I say gesturing for her to come in. I had Harper help me move all Octavia’s stuff in here while

Troy’s POV I can’t believe she actually said yes, when I asked her parents for permission last night after Octavia fell asleep, I was worried her dad would say no but he surprised me and gave me his blessing, I even asked little monkey and he gave me a hug so I took it as a good sign. And now watching her with her family showing off the ring I had made for her and seeing the smile on her face I feel like the happiest and luckiest man alive. My dad and Grace come over to congratulate us and we all chat for a while then my dad mind links me that it’s time for the announcement before we eat and do the cake. I tell Octavia its time and we follow my dad, Lucian, and Silvia to the stage where there is a band playing and a mic waiting. “Excuse me everyone, I have a few announcements to make, could all please grab a glass from one of the waiters walking around and come towards the stage.” My dad says through the mic. “Right first of all I want to say happy birthday to the stunning Octavi

Octavia’s POV With all of this new power surging through me and Piper back to her normal self again I feel like a new person, I haven’t even stopped to think about what all of this might mean, I am just so happy to still have my wolf and be Mated to Troy oh and not to mention ENGAGED. This has been the most insane week of my life and it is just getting started, I know there is going to be a lot of blood and death coming our way so I just want to relish in my good mood and not think about all the doom and gloom, even though I can sense everyone is worried about my powers, I have reassured them I’m fine, but I feel Troy is going to take a bit more convincing since he can feel everything I can now. When the witch finally decides to grace us with her presence, I waste no time in firing a bunch of questions at her, she smiles at me with her creepy rotted teeth and i shudder. “The answers you seek cannot be answered by me, you will need to ask the oracle. I am told she will be here after