Titus POV. The little minx kept stealing glances at me in the dining hall, and I couldn’t help the smile that spread on my face. “Go to her.” Orion is pushing me to go to her and claim her. He and Aura have suffered because of me and Crystal. Wolves mate for life. Whenever we get a whiff of her delicate scent, he drools and pants and becomes like a hormonal teenage pup. It’s becoming harder to control him. His instinct to mate and mark is higher than most wolves because he is an Alpha. “Orion, she needs to decide what she wants to do. I won’t push her.” He whines in my head. “Titus, what will we do if she decides she won’t give us a chance? Then what?” he looks broken. He is more connected to Aura because they have mated, but they didn’t mark. I am appreciative that did not happen, as that would be exceptionally difficult given the situation. “Then we will wait. Orion, it is her choice. We will wait, buddy.” I declare to him. Looking up, I see Destinee is watching me. I give her a

Destinee POV.The coming days after Titus confessed his love for me, I felt like I was living in a dream, a bubble. But unfortunately, dreams can quickly turn into nightmares and bubbles pop.Tonight, Titus has planned something special. I don’t like surprises. Liking them has never been my thing. I don’t celebrate my birthday or Christmas. So this makes me feel like something is going to go horribly wrong.“Will you sit still,” Kendra barks out as I am being preened and prepared for my special surprise. I would take torture any day of the week, but in a sense being forced to wear make-up and have my hair done is torture in itself.“Look, is all this stuff necessary?” I ask, picking up what I believe is an eyelash curler. I shudder at it. The girly girl thing is definitely not for me. If I was speaking to the egg donor, she would attest to that.“Ouch, what the fuck was that for?” I ask after she hit me on the head with the hairbrush. I swear to the Goddess, if she wasn’t my friend I

Titus POV.Tonight was the best night of my life. Watching the way Destinee’s eyes lit up, her excitement was contagious.The kiss on the top of the Ferris Wheel was something else. I wanted nothing more than to bury my face in between her legs, but I know I have to take this at her pace.I know she is close to giving in to me. I will move at her pace. The only thing that worries me is that her heat could come soon and if that happens. I will have to put the packhouse on lockdown. She is mine, and I won’t let any unmated wolves near her. Only I can stop her heat by impregnating her with my seed.On the drive back to the packhouse, Destinee was tense. The energy coming off of her was thick she was uneasy.“Titus, something is wrong.” Orion snarled out in my mind. Sensing that something was wrong, he became alert and raised his heckles.Before I can ask him, Destinee screams.“STOP THE CAR WE ARE UNDER ATTACK!” I slammed on the brakes as she started shifting in the car.“AURA, STOP YOU

Titus POV.The pain in my chest gets worse with every step I take walking away from Destinee, the tears sting my eyes. She is determined to cause me pain, and I deserve it.I deserve her wrath, the way she looked at me with disgust and hostility burn in my mind. She is hurting, and I caused it.She needs to cool off and for once it isn’t Aura that spat fire at me it was Destinee. All my hard work to earn her trust went up in flames when I stood between her and Crystal.The words spoke between us have cut deeper than any physical wound ever will. This is toxic. I know relationships are difficult, but this is more complicated than that.My mate, my other half of my soul, is locked up in the dungeon, surrounded by silver and wolfsbane. She is a danger to herself and the pack until she calms down and decides to tell me what happened. She will stay in the cell.Question is how long will it take? Knowing Destinee, it will take a while.Heading to my office, I open the door and walk towards

Titus POV.Driving away from Destinee was causing me more pain than her spitting fire at me. The ache was getting worse; the bond screaming at me to run back to her and hold her.But I needed answers and the only one who can give me them was Crystal’s father, Beta Nathan Delaney.“You ok Alpha?” Marcus looked at me through the rearview, I looked and felt like shit. I haven’t slept and all I’ve done is drink.“Yeah.” I replied with a sigh as I looked out of the window, watching the trees fly by.“Well, you look like shit. Kendra said that Destinee,” he sighs and watches my expression before he continued. “Well, she is covered in bruises and she is going into her shell. She doesn’t speak to either her or Sadia. It’s like she is waiting for something to happen. Titus, you need to sort this out soon. Aura is subdued, but Destinee is another matter.” He looks upset. He loves Destinee the same as the rest of the pack does.Sighing, I tell him, “it’s the bond.” He furrows his eyebrows. He go