Destined Reunion
but filled with undeniable pressure:
"If it's not enough, I can add more. To us Black Stones, this is just the spoils of a few hunts."
"But you must break off with my son, leave his life forever. He has a mate chosen for him by the pack, one with a more suitable bloodline. Didn't he tell you?"
"Once he comes of age, they will mate. That mate can bring the Blackstone Pack an alliance of at least three vassal packs. What do you have?"
In that moment, everything I knew, my pride, all of it crumbled.
Never mind those three vassal packs, just the three years of peace she promised.