An Alliance

Courtney's POV

This man. It was his scent I was perceived when I came here yesterday, and it confused me. Was he here before I came? Maybe he was. But it didn't matter, I wanted nothing to do with him. The man fucking ditched me on the day he was supposed to choose a Luna, and chose Natalia instead, and I was standing right beside her.

I said that I didn't want my fated mate, because of the way my parents were to each other, but that day, meeting him and feeling the bond we had, I was willing to try.

I remembered that day as clear as crystal. I liked him from the first glance, his intoxicating scent filled my lungs, and my wolf pushed me to go to him. I wanted to hold him, to know how it felt to be held by one's fated mate, someone who would always put me first. I waited that day as he walked around, searching for his Luna.

At first I was afraid and a little restless, thinking the had someone else in mind, perhaps a girlfriend or fiancee, but I calmed down the moment I felt him steppi