Violet’s POVOne Month Later As my phone’s alarm begins to blast unapologetically on my night stand, I hit the button to silence the alarm. I sat up rubbing the sleep out of my eyes as I glanced at the time on my phone: 7 AM. Then the date glowing above the time on my clock struck me breathless with a moment of realization; today, Weston and I would have been taking over as the Alpha and Luna of the Mercury Pack. A massive celebration to commemorate the day had been lavishly planned out by Luna Mercy prior to our mating ceremony. The thought sends a jolt of guilt flooding through the mate bond unintentionally. I had done so well to block out the connection to Weston for so long already, how could I have slipped up with something like this?! I had grown so used to having the wall up from the moment Weston and I mated, that I never thought about it. The only time I had to focus on making sure the block remained was when I had a strong emotion overcome me, which the guilt had been