Ch. 37

Raya’s POV

I stepped out of Blake’s closet, feeling it safe to do so now. Blake’s eyes met mine in surprise, probably at my personal news Elliot decided to share. He let out the heaviest of breaths, making it seem as if his life just got a whole lot more complicated. Needing answers, I decided it best to just ask my questions before I was sent away.

"What was Elliot talking about? What happens if a werewolf takes his mate's virginity?" It didn't go unnoticed the way Blake looked at me, as if I were the biggest problem.

"Look, the mate bond is everything to them. It consumes them entirely for those first few days until the mating process is done. After that, they are still just as important, but they are able to still be their own person. They can spend time apart from each other without going mad. Granted, it can't be more than half a day before it starts to affect them," Blake started explaining, and I nodded my head, following along so far. "But when the female mate is still a v