“Are you saying that your pack doesn’t accept me as your mate?” She asks and I sigh. “It’s not that. It is just that they will be more accepting if you start to join the community. I am positive that they will love you just as much as I do when they get to know you.” I say and her eyes cast down. “But you love me and that’s all that matters.” She says and I nod my head. “That is all that matters.” I agree and bring her lips closer to mine. We kiss briefly and I rest my forehead on hers. “You will be my queen and in doing so you will be the mother of the pack. They will come to you with issues and you will solve them. They have to feel comfortable with you to do that.” I say and she nods her head. “I’ll try.” She answers and I kiss her again, more passionately this time. She twists on

