Drake POV            Finally, a few minutes alone with her.  I move to take her hand, but she pulls it back.  I have to expect that. I don’t imagine this is easy for her.  “I’m shocked at Louise’s request.  I felt you were more than generous with your original offer,” I say.  “I thought so too, but we expected a counter, so it was fine,” Kate replies.            “I need you to know I don’t know how I feel about Louise, there is something I am struggling to trust with her,” I say to Kate.  She looks at me considering what I have shared with her.  “I don’t know what to say, Drake.  I know she’s your mate.  I know what we had has to end.  You seemed like you were getting along today, I think it’s important.  And it’s im

Boyd POV            It has been months since Kate, and I started our friendship.  I regret agreeing to be pushed into the friend zone, but I figured it was the best way to gain her trust.  Now she sees me more like her gay BFF (best friend forever) versus someone she would consider as her chosen mate. I had hoped by this point we would be sleeping together and out of the friend zone.  I wanted her to select me as her chosen mate before the Summer Ball.   That hasn’t happened and it isn’t looking promising for it to happen.  Her and Lily are really bent on this Summer Ball producing their respective mates.  Lily continues to fill her head with mates and second chance mates; I could do with a little less Lily in her life.  All I can hope is that keeping her away from others at the Ball will help to solidify me as a choice for chosen mate. My curr

Kate POV            Today was the day I was going dress shopping with Louise.  We had shopped together a couple times but had extremely different tastes in clothing.  I was more conservative in my clothing choices, preferring to tease versus outright put on display the goods.  She liked revealing outfits, and I suspect her dress would follow along those lines.            I was meeting her at the shop where Lily and I had bought our dresses.  As we arrived at the same time, we did a side hug and walked into the store together.  I showed her the dress I had picked out and then the dress Lily had picked.  She kind of smirked as she started to look around.  I wasn’t surprised with her response.             As we moved around, I pointed out a couple that I

Kate POV            I had heard from Louise again and she caught me off guard asking about my date for the Summer Ball.  I told her again I was going alone and was looking forward to it.  End of story.  She wasn’t impressed and even went so far as to suggest Boyd would be a nice backup for me that evening, in the event my mate isn’t there.            I knew my odds of finding my second chance mate were limited.  I had met a lot of the Packs who were coming, but there were still some new ones or old Packs with new Alphas leading the Packs.  Regardless I was open to whatever the Moon Goddess deemed fair for me.             That had to be on the backburner though.  Our rogue situation had increased slightly, and we were focused heavily on getting it unde

Kate POV             Alpha Corey had arrived early morning the day of the Summer Ball, so Beta Reid and I met with him and his Beta.  We explained what had been happening with Louise and to say he was outraged would be an understatement.  He actually filled in a lot of blanks for us, to which I had a sick feeling in my stomach.             It was enough to have to consider but the worst part was having to tell Drake the truth.  And when were we going to tell him or even confront Louise and Boyd.  We didn’t want to ruin the Summer Ball for everyone, and we were comfortable with the security levels we had in place.  Our main concern was dealing with Louise and Boyd when the time was right.             Looking at my watch I see its just noon.  Knowing there would be Alph