...Two Years Later......Darius POV...Ever since I found out Catherine was my mate, I found myself in a constant state of restlessness. I felt guilty, as I haven't been the mate to Catherine that she deserves. But regardless of what I did, I couldn't get myself to become closer to her. The closer she would try to get to me, the more I pushed her away. At first, I would bury myself in homework to keep myself busy.Since we hadn't completed the mating bond yet, I didn't know how she really felt. I saw the smile on her face, but deep inside, I thought she was hurting. I know she has reason to be upset with me. Normally the mating process is swift for werewolves. We typically find each other and complete the bond within the first month of discovering each other. But it was never like that with her. It was as though my mind was at war with my heart. In my head, I knew she was my mate and that I should be placing my claim on her. However, no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't get myself t
...Eight Years Later......Darius POV...It's been almost eight years since I found out that Catherine was my mate. I returned to the pack only a few minutes ago. I had promised my father that I would make it back in time for the Alpha Ceremony. I had actually forgotten about Catherine while I was gone. Travelling had helped to calm my restlessness. I couldn't explain it, but it was as though the distance relaxed my wolf. I know that doesn't make sense, and I'm probably just reading into things. I'm sure it was because my wolf knew she was safe being here, opposed to coming with me. As I had suspected, there were many challenges. My life was in danger on multiple occasions, but luckily, I persuaded the packs to join me. It was rough at the beginning, as many of the packs were reluctant to join. However, I explained the benefits of being aligned with us. While we were small, we were strong. We were easily one of the strongest packs in North America. I convinced many Alphas to align wi
...Wynter POV...It's been nearly ten years since I last saw Darius. The day after I talked to Kenji, I left England. I didn't have a destination in mind; rather, I just needed to be away from him. I found myself in Thailand and fell in love with the culture. There was a small wolf presence here, so I was able to blend in amongst the humans quite easily. Shortly after I arrived here, I found the pain had died down significantly. I stayed here for slightly over two years before I began growing restless once more. I didn't know why all of a sudden I felt like I couldn't stay here anymore. Or rather it felt like I was being pulled somewhere. Either way, I knew I had overstayed my welcome and quickly left. I went to Fiji next, however, I wasn't able to stay for long. Each destination I went to would start off great. The pain would subside at first, but then in about two weeks, Caedance would grow very anxious. Not allowing me to stay in the same spot. Rather it felt like she was constantl
...Darius POV...It felt like I was in a dream. A dream I never wanted to wake up from. I couldn't even describe the feeling I had. It felt like I was floating on a cloud. I was in a state of pure bliss. It was peaceful. As if any worry I had, had been wiped away.I was wrapped in a warm and comfortable embrace. I slowly opened my eyes, wanting to understand what was happening. I couldn't remember anything. What had happened?I looked around to see the ground covered in blood. The stench of rogues plagued the air. As I sat up, I felt something move from on top of me. I looked down, to see a girl hugging me. I had no idea who she was, but just by looking at her, I didn't feel like disturbing her. If anything, I wanted to wrap my arms around her.'Ash? What happened?''I don't remember exactly. I remember there being rogues, but not much else.' He replies.I nod my head. Still confused, but unable to take my eyes off the girl at my side. It was almost hypnotic. It was as though nothing
...Wynter POV...'How is this even possible?' I asked Caedance after we had made it safely away from him.'I don't know. I didn't know he was even here.'"You didn't? Then how did you manage to lead us there?''I think it must be because of our bond. We are still connected to him.''I've heard of mates being able to find one another, but not across continents. How did we manage to find him when we didn't even know he was here?''I don't know. Perhaps he felt the same pull we did?''But how?''I don't know.' She replies to me. Ever since I left Darius, I was beyond anxious. Everything inside of me was fighting to go back to him. I knew I had no other choice. I had to leave. I couldn't risk going back to him. We had gone much further than we should've done. It was as if I was in a trance. Seeing him alive after everything had happened, had managed to make me forget about everything that had happened. The only thing I needed was him. It was both a selfish and risky move. I couldn't beli
I left Croatia shortly after that happened, and continued to travel across the globe. I don't know how Darius managed to do it, but he always seemed to find me, regardless of where I went. We never saw each other again after what happened in Croatia. I managed to identify the feeling of Darius' proximity to me, telling me it was time to leave before Darius even got the chance to find me.After several years of travelling, I decided to go back to England. Since I had been gone for so long, I decided to go back to visit my family.Thanks to Miles, I managed to get my high school diploma long before other high school students. This meant I could get a full-time job without having to worry about having to go to school. Thanks to Phoenix and Ember, I managed to secure two really great jobs. I needed a distraction from my life, and working all of the time really helped. In the daytime, I led a boxing class at the gym Phoenix worked at. It was because of her training that I was able to get t
...Catherine POV...After running into Darius in the hallway, I quickly ran to Alpha Xander's office. It was late at night, but I knew he would be awake. The man rarely slept, so tonight would be no different."Alpha!" I yell, bursting into Alpha Xander's office."What is the meaning of this?!" Alpha Xander says, sounding annoyed.Ignoring his outburst, I continue to approach his desk."It's Darius. He's here!" I say, getting to the point."Is he.." He says, clearly contemplating."Has he seen you already?" He asks."Yes." I say crestfallen."I take it by your response, he wasn't happy." "No." I sigh."He looked annoyed actually. He looked happy at first, but..." I begin, only to cut myself off, as I remember our encounter. "It looked like he had forgotten about me." I partly whimper.I'm not an idiot, I knew this was a possibility. After all, we weren't really destined mates, so he would never think of me as such. But I've always had strong feelings towards Darius. To me, he was th
...Kenji POV...We had finally completed our mission. Well, Darius' mission anyways. We managed to gain hundreds of new alliances and couldn't be happier. Since Genesis was here at Blood Moon, I was able to do most of my work for him while staying at the pack. There were times in which I had to go with him. However, Hunter and Spencer did most of the work that was directly involved with Darius. They travelled with Darius throughout the past eight years. I was glad that Darius never forced me to come with him. Being his Beta, I was bound to go, but he knew I didn't want to leave Genesis. So he never pushed me to go with him. Only on missions that posed to be a threat did he have me accompany him. Since having his luna with him was out of the question, I was the next best option. Similar to Lunas, Betas typically are more peacekeeping than warriors. We know when to pick our battles and are naturally good at calming others. Whereas Alphas typically are fuelled by emotions. There is a tim