Chapter 16 – Before the storm

After they were done being intimate, Alice kept staring at his face as they lay on the bed together.

“You said you’ve waited for me. Did you not have a relationship with another wolf before?” She reached out to caress his jaw.

Conrad took her hand and kissed her fingers.

“I did not. I’m someone who treats the rules on mates seriously. Here in the pack, we’re teaching the youngsters to be patient and wait for the right time. Of course, not everyone is like that and we can’t force them. Still, we try to emphasize the importance of keeping yourself available for your mate. If you tie yourself to someone else and your mate appears, it would be a difficult situation. Would you choose your mate or the one you decided to have a relationship with? Anyway, rejecting a mate also occurs. It’s the same everywhere. When someone can no longer wait, they usually choose to whom they want to be mated. Not everyone is blessed to fin