"Wait! What?!" Aerona and I exclaimed out loud. Only, I was the only one that everybody could hear. I snapped my head to look at Alpha Lance. "I'm sorry Alpha Lance, but I don't feel as though the supposed mate bond between Signe and myself is really much of your concern." Alpha Asher growled out.“Supposed mate bond?” Aerona said as if she was questioning Asher’s sanity. Alpha Lance didn't even so much as flinch at Alpha Asher's response. "You're right. It's not. However, it is a concern to Signe and as she is one of my pack members, I do have a right as her Alpha to help her out where I feel necessary. As of this moment, I feel that one of those times is now." Alpha Lance responded in a 'I won't take no for an answer' tone. "I will not be forced to talk with somebody just because you say to, Lance." He spat out. "Asher, you're being unreasonable. Just talk with the damn girl. If the Moon Goddess-" Alex started to say. "Fuck the Moon Goddess. She doesn't run my life. I
Signe POV I was shaking a little, but trying not to show it. As much as I wanted to have this talk, I also didn't want to have this talk at the same time. "All right, do we want to step outside?" I asked Asher. "Signe, the rest of us will vacate the room and leave you two to talk." Alpha Lance said. He then turned to Alex. "Would you care to join us downstairs for lunch? Talk of war has made me completely famished." Alex nodded to Alpha Lance, squeezed Asher on the shoulder and followed behind the rest of my pack members that were in this room on their way out. Lena looked back at me as she was about to exit through the door. With a sad look on her face she mouthed good luck to me and disappeared around the corner. I took a deep breath and turned to Asher. He wasn't even looking at me. Rather, he was looking at his hands as if he had unexpectedly found something interesting there that he had never seen before. Suddenly, he looked up and caught my eyes and I couldn't lo
Signe POVI threw him off guard with that one. It was only for a second that I could see it on his face, but it was there. He put his hand up to his face and ran it down the front, giving an exasperated sigh while doing so. I waited to hear his response to my spiel. The longer I stood there, the longer the silence stretched out between us. I shifted my weight back and forth. Was he waiting for me to speak up? Or was he seeing how long I could hold out if he kept silent?News flash Mr. Big Bad Wolf. I can stand here all day and you will be the first one to break the silence.We continued to stand there in silence for another minute or two. “This is ridiculous.” Aerona whined. “Just tell him your proposal. I can feel his wolf and his wolf doesn’t want to reject us.”“Really Aerona? Are you sure?”I didn’t want to get my hopes up too much, but if Aerona and Asher’s wolf were communicating, I knew that was a good sign. So much for not breaking the silence first. Come to think of it,
Asher POVMom had sounded frantic on the phone, which was unusual for her. As the former Luna of Blood Moon, she's known for her sturdy backbone and her ferocity to protect her pack. To hear her so worked up had me on edge.I walked quickly out into the hall from the meeting room. I remembered Lance offering for Alex to join them for lunch downstairs. I needed to find my brother quickly so that we could make our way back to Blood Moon to assess the situation.My warriors on the eastern border were my strongest warriors being as that was my border that I shared with Midnight Pack. For one of them to have been murdered... I didn't want to think about it yet. I needed to locate Alex so that he and I could shift and make our way back to Blood Moon as quickly as possible. "Alpha Asher!" I heard her cry out behind me as I began my descent down the stairs. I turned to look up at her.Signe stopped in her tracks and stared at me with those unique blue and green eyes. I could see the hesitati
Signe POVAsher left the room without another word leaving his brother behind. Alex stood up and looked at me. "Are you coming?" He asked with a huge grin on his face.I couldn't help but smile back at him this time. A real smile. I could tell Alex was the trouble maker in the family. I had no doubts about that. I quickly glanced to Alpha Lance who was giving me a little smile himself. I could tell he wanted to speak with me about my talk with Asher earlier. I turned back to Alex. "I need to speak with my Alpha first." I said smiling at him again. I couldn't seem to help it. Alex's smile was extremely infectious. "I understand. Well, you know how to get in touch." Alex gave me a quick little wink and the rest a wave, then dashed out of the dining room after his brother. I turned to look at Lena so I could try and gauge her thoughts on this whole thing and I caught her staring longingly after Alex. I giggled internally at my best friend. It seems as though somebody might have a ne
Signe POV "Signe, how are you doing? Are you okay?" Dad asked me, already standing up and moving to my side. He enveloped me in a quick hug before taking a step back to look me over. He still had his hands on my arms and was now holding me out at arms length. He was trying to read me by studying my face and body language. "Signe, congrats on finding your mate." Alpha Lance broke the silence in the room. "Thank you Alpha." I said, then turned back to my dad. "I'm fine, Dad. We had a slight misunderstanding to begin with and now... well now he has at least agreed to give our mate bond a chance." I paused waiting for the inevitable question and I didn't have to wait long. "What do you mean he agreed to give the mate bond a chance?" Beta Owen asked. I looked quickly around the room at these three men who have been an intricate part of my life. They're my role models. Those who I look up to the most. I didn't want to let any of them down, but I really didn't want to let my da
Signe POV I got to my room and began packing. But couldn’t get my conversation with Asher out of my head. I had two, maybe three months to change Asher’s mind about having a mate. That wasn’t very much time at all if you really thought about it. I wasn’t sure what the best way was to go about it. Should I just show up and hope for the best. That maybe my just being there would be enough for him to see who I am and decide that he does want me. Or would it be best for me to really try and impress him and to go above and beyond anything and everything that is asked of me. Ugh. I ran my hand down the front of my face and flopped myself down onto my bed. Why did something that was supposed to literally be the easiest and happiest experience of my life have to be the exact opposite. I picked my phone up off of my nightstand where I had plugged it in to charge when I first got into my room. It was three fifteen. Just under three hours until I was on my way to Blood Moon. I
Lena saw me look over at them and patted the empty seat next to her indicating to the seat she had indeed saved for me. I walked over to the table and smiled at everybody. It was a weak smile, but a smile nonetheless. They returned my smile, but theirs seemed to be even more tense than my own. “I’m going to go and grab my food really quick and then I’ll be right back." I let them know. I walked over to the end of the food line and waited my turn. When I reached the front I grabbed my food and hurried back over to the table with my friends and my dad. I put my tray down on the table and climbed into the seat next to Lena. “Hey guys!” I tried sounding as cheery as possible. After all, I was getting ready to leave for an undetermined amount of time when I had never spent more than a day maybe two away from home. “Hey girl!” Lena said and nudged me with her elbow while smiling. “Hey! Thanks for saving me a seat.” I replied back. “As if you really needed any of us to save