Chapter 84: One Taste

Adan

Since the castle was secure and on lockdown for the Blood Moon, I made my way up the stairs of the castle, taking two at a time, to see my Mate. The Blood Moon was quickly approaching. I could feel it boiling in my blood. But what I felt now, bubbling under the surface, would be nothing compared to what it would be like under the Blood Moon.

Before then, I had to claim Brenna as my Mate. Protect her. Otherwise, she would be open to any wolf with a hard-on, and I wasn’t going to let that happen.

The Blood Moon was our Season of Mating. It was nature’s way of reproducing and keeping the bloodlines mixed. As wolf-shifters, we were stronger for it. But as the Alpha of a Pack or the father of a daughter, it was dangerous. Too dangerous.

But my father and I had always done an excellent job of protecting the women in our Pack. Anyone out on the Blood Moon knew what they were in for. Everyone else was locked away safely in their homes for the duration of the three days.

As I approach