MARIEWe arrived at Eclipse without issues, and I’d be sure to tell Mato how much of a drama queen he was about everything when we were back. He acted like as soon as we left pack territory someone was going to ambush us and sell us on the black market. There were only two versions of Mato that I was privy to, the overprotective, suffocating, but angry as hell about it version, or the one where he ignored me completely. I tried to push Mato from my mind, I was out with friends and even though this trip was serving more than one purpose, I wanted to enjoy myself. Even though I didn’t want to take a guard, I was glad that it was Tayo. He was the least annoying of the options and the one that would be easiest to distract so I could go about my life, Ainsley would make sure of that. 

 MYLOI heard Alderic approaching me from behind, his longer stride and laboured breathing a result of him running full tilt to catch up to me. “You’re late,” I stayed focused on our path and refused to relent from my pace.“You’re gonna pretend like I didn’t hear that blonde slinking out early this morning?” Alderic smirked my way and I nudged him with my shoulders as I ran, throwing him into the treeline before I came to a stop.“And yet I made it here on time,” I watched as he brushed himself off, “your problem is that you don’t make them leave," I cocked my eyebrow, "or are you planning on taking her as your chosen mate?”“Of course not,” Ald

 MARIEWe arrived at Moon Rising a few days later where Aunt Jenna showed us up to a room that we could use to get ready for the Carnival and stay in. Tayo was under strict orders to have eyes on me at all times until Mylo got there, which meant having a front-row seat to the Ainsley and Tayo makeout show. Looking at Ainsley I couldn’t help but feel happy for her, even if looking at her also entailed watching Tayo be down her throat. They did fit perfectly together, like I had missed all the signs growing up and wondering who Tayo would end up with.Tayo was quiet in comparison to Alderic and Mylo, always trying to learn new techniques and incorporate more technology into both the pack and the security business. Where Mylo was stoic, Tayo was emotional and where Alderic was a class clown, Tayo reminded me of the

  MYLO Marie. This little sister of mine was the only one, besides Miah maybe, that could get away with pushing back at me like she did. I could see the same fire in her eyes that all the Krul children had, but there was a sense of untouchability to her.  I suppose it was my own fault, growing up Alderic and I had always placed her and Ainsley on a pedestal with us, it gave them a false sense of position and power which has only become a problem as of late.  She looked stunning as I hand-delivered her to Mato. Her green eyes caught the attention of the two other guards who were to follow them around. They quickly diverted their attention, but I couldn't fault them. Marie’s eyes matched my father’s, only rivalled in their deep intensity by the eye colouring of the r

 MARIEMato was all but dragging me around, pausing every so often to survey the passing people and give himself enough time to take in the scents around him. The only fun part of this was catching glimpses of the games going on and being able to snag some cotton candy. Thankfully I had Ainsley to drag onto a few rides with me during Mato’s pauses, and it seemed to pass the time quickly. With no scent, I was confident that I wouldn’t attract my mate, but there was always that chance. I’ve heard stories of mates knowing who their mate was before they were even old enough to have wolves, my mother being one of them, and mates being drawn to each other no matter what, like the queen and her kings, but I had to push those thoughts to the back of my mind. Surely those were extreme circumstances, I mean the queen was an Alpha, and my mother is a pretty