Adam POVSlamming into Wendy one more time, we both shatter and groan at our releases. We have been dating for about six months now. She was hoping I would select her as my Luna. She would make a good Luna. She was thoughtful, kind, and people seemed to like her. However, she was a warrior. And I knew the Elders in the Red Pine Pack were hoping I would select a chosen mate who was also of Alpha blood.They were concerned about the welfare of the Pack. The growth of the Pack and the desire to have strong pups. Who else could deliver strong pups but a warrior? Nonetheless I had to play it cautiously, so I didn’t piss off the Elders. They could easily find me a Luna and strongly encourage me to choose her as my chosen mate or else I would lose my Pack. I couldn’t lose my Pack.My father and grandfather had been Alphas to this Pack. It had been handed down to me on my eighteenth birthday ten years ago from my father. My grandfather had since passed but my father played a role

Jenna POVAs we were heading over to the hall that was hosting the Mid-Summer Ball, my heel broke. I quickly slipped my shoes off promising the girls I would catch up. Emma offered to come back with me, but I told her not to be silly, she could go ahead. Emma was also hoping to find her mate, although she was reluctant to leave our Pack. I think everyone shares that fear initially until they make the connection. Then they do not care one way or the other. I chuckle wondering what fate will serve me tonight.As I return to my room, I scoot into my closet and grab a pair of black stilettos. After I look at them, I decide they actually compliment my dress better than the original shoes I had on. Smiling at my reflection I turn and get ready to leave my room. As I reach the door, there is a knock. I open the door with a smile that quickly turns to a frown. One of my many suitors is waiting in the doorway looking sharp in his suit. His tie oddly matches my dress. “Hi Jeff,”

Jenna POV Rolling over in my bed, I reach for my phone to see what time it is. I groan as I see it is after ten in the morning. I was supposed to be up to meet my crap ass mate at 9 am to discuss the future. After a night of off and on burning pain in my chest, I have made my decision. I will reject the asshole. Tina, my wolf, is in agreement. What I thought was a one-off last night ended up being an endless night of discomfort. My chest ached this morning. While I could heal others and heal myself quickly when injured, I could do nothing to make that pain any easier. Why would the Moon Goddess give me someone so heartless? What had I done to deserve this? I did not know but I knew how to put a stop to it. Rolling over in my bed I put my feet on the floor. I stand up on unstable legs before I move toward the bathroom. I quickly brush my teeth, before jumping into the shower. I turn the tap on allowing cooler water to roll over my body. The cool

Adam POV As Alpha George and Luna Ashley enter the room they smile at their daughter, before looking at me - confused at why I am here. I realize I fucked this up by not claiming her immediately at the gala, but my pride had gotten in the way. I did not think clearly about the optics of not claiming of my mate immediately. It would have been much easier had I fell into line rather than push her limits. She surprised me with her demands. They were thought out allowing her to have what she wants and cutting me off at the knees for my own demands. If she thought I would go a year without sex, she was sadly mistaken. I would be with someone, even if that someone was my mate. Jake, my wolf, was ecstatic at the arrangement. He figures he has a year to convince me and Jenna that we need to be together. And from what I can tell her wolf was equally pleased. Jake cannot wait to meet her as soon as possible. I promise him nothing. I have no desire to spend a

Adam POV Watching Jenna pack her final items, I stand back and wonder what the books were that she was packing. I knew she had finished school so I could not imagine what she would be taking with her that looked like textbooks. Now reading a romance novel, I could see her doing something like that. I had to give myself a shake. I was stereotyping her when I had already made the mistake of doing so once. Had I not learned my lesson? Moving into the room, I nod as her mother steps around me leaving me with her. I had heard her crying as I walked up toward her room. I heard her mother’s comments to her, and I could only cringe as I realized Jenna did not feel that she was going to a good place. She was looking at this like getting through the year and then dumping me. Well, I had a surprise for her. I was not going to be dumped in a year. I would take things slowly to help her see I was wrong, and I know it. I would treat her with the respec