James was frustrated beyond reason. Just when everything seemed to be going smoothly, new wrenches were thrown into the works.At least he and Elizabeth were bonded now. James spared a glance at the white wolf running to the left of him.She would run there forever, now. Her place would forever be as the Luna.She didn't have her memories of him back yet. James had hoped that the bonding would trigger something, but he hadn't hinged all of his hopes on that. He'd thought just being back in the cabin together might also do the trick, but it hadn't.But James was not going to let anything upset this day.He had bonded to his mate. He could feel her happiness seeping through the air to him. He could feel her position even if he closed his eyes, even if he lost all sense, he would know where she was.There was nothing in the world that could separate them now.He still wanted to try and return her memories. He didn't want her to feel something like love or longing for another wolf.

James found Elizabeth in their shared rooms, and he started towards her."I'm so sorry," Elizabeth began, before James could even say anything. "I was so sure he would stand with you.""No," James shushed her. "Its okay, this is perfect, actually. This is the perfect solution to call everything off. This was such an important issue, and for Victor to make such a stance like this, to be in such opposition. To call for absolute war when I gave the solution to peace," James shook his head. "There is no way anyone would expect us to go through with it now. Even though the packs have voted for peace, he made his stance so clear, he was so against my position, absolutely no one would expect Katrina to marry me now.""What?" Elizabeth asked."In fact," James continued, "She might even be opposed to the marriage now herself. If she'd already been mated to me, that would have been disastrous enough, with terrible implications. But now, like this, with so many packs not even aware of our eng

{Flashback}"You cannot seriously make her the pack Luna," Bass asked, incredulous."Of course I'm going to make her Luna," James answered, laughing. "What else am I supposed to do, give up being the Alpha? Don't be silly, she's my mate, I'm Alpha, that's how this works.""A she-wolf you found rabid in the woods," Bass continued. "With no pack and no lineage to prove she's someone reliable or even safe, and you're just going to make her Luna? She brings no value to the pack and that would have been bad enough, but she might even be a possible threat and danger.""Bass," James said, his humor gone. "She isn't rabid.""You don't deny everything else?" Bass questioned."I don't," James allowed. "But she is my mate. Her life is tied to mine. If she harms me or the pack, she harms herself. I have thought this through, Bass. I'm not an idiot."There was enough of rebuke in there for Bass to swallow his tongue slightly."I meant no offence, Alpha," Bass spoke again. "I only feel you'r

She held James close against her and raced him back to her room in their shared quarters. She made it all the way to the door, not meeting anyone, and rushed him inside.Her memory jolted again as she ran, and she stopped trying to fight it off, knowing her mind was trying to tell her something, she simply allowed it to grow in the back of her mind. Not paying it much attention, but not ignoring it or suppressing it any longer.She placed him in front of the fireplace, as something in her memory told her that she needed to keep him warm.She thought of leaving him alone in the cottage for a second, her mind almost demanding she leave the room to clean up something. But she actively fought it. James needed help immediately, absolutely nothing was more important than healing him right now.Whatever else her mind was trying to tell her to do, other than healing James, she was going to steadfastly ignore it entirely. There was no way she was leaving her mate, bleeding and possibly dyin

The ride home to the Moirai was filled with hope for their new life ahead of them. James and Elizabeth had spoken almost the entire way to the Moirai, what they planned on doing as their first official act as Alpha and Luna, names they had in mind for their kids.Elizabeth was dead set on Alexander, and James had begged to at least give his name as a middle name. And they'd bickered playfully all the way back to the Moirai.Kenneth met them at the border, Ayla and Kenai at his side.They could see Bass standing next to him, unmoving. Bass looked almost shocked at the sight before him. But both James and Elizabeth could understand. They had left looking very different to how they looked right now. And it had been almost a month and half since they'd left.No doubt Bass had also heard what happened in the Sycamore Pack, and about the attack on Elizabeth's life.The surprise on Bass' face didn't worry them for long, though. He quickly recovered and came towards them with a smile.Ke