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Aurora stood near the small table in the center of the apartment. She decided against sitting down. She had too much on her mind to stay still. She paced a few steps as she waited for Arden to come up the stairs and join her in his apartment.

It didn’t take long before she heard his footfalls on the stairs as he walked up. He pushed open the door and soundly closed it behind him. Arden walked over to Aurora but did not touch her. She looked up at him and waited a moment before saying what she had come to his bar to say.

She took a deep breath, "I have come to give you, my decision. But first I need questions answered before I do." Aurora waited for Arden to nod. Then she continued, "If Eli and I do go with you to your pack, how will Eli be treated? I do not want him to be treated like an outsider or have everyone tip toe around him because he is tied to the Alpha. Neither is the life I want for him." Arden understood her concern.

"My pack will welcome him as one of their own. The