55-Now A Respected Luna Queen.

Carena:

After finding out about the mate thing, we didn’t stay long at the mountains. It was getting cold as well and I was amazed at the fact that the mysterious alpha king I married was my second chance mate. I was beyond happy as well. It was like the Moon Goddess had finally blessed me.

He held my hand firmly throughout the car ride, a comforting gesture that stirred within me a strange sensation of fulfillment, as if I had finally found everything I had yearned for since feeling the mate bond with him. Even though my wolf hadn't fully awakened, the lingering echo of her stirring still pulsed through my body, leaving me with a dull ache. I wondered if perhaps that's why he was holding my hand.

I shook my head in an attempt to dispel these thoughts, but he noticed.

"I hope it wasn't thoughts of me that you shook off," he quipped with a hint of seriousness, causing me to grip my braid tightly before readjusting it and tossing it off my shoulder.

"Am I your fated mate?" The question