Aguilar:“When I don’t want someone in my room, I don’t expect to find them in my private chamber without asking them to be here.” I said, glaring at Ian who looked down at his feet.His heart raced against his ribcage, and I could tell that he was doing his best as not to flaunter with his words, wanting to find the right sentence to say as not to press on the mistake that he’s done more than he already has.“Alpha, it was the mother Luna’s order. She was the one who sent your Luna to your private chamber. I had no idea that she was not invited by you.” He said, and I took a deep breath before nodding. I knew how I was going to be handling this from here. If it was mother’s order, then Ian was not to be blamed. Not yet anyway…“You may leave,” I said, watching as the man walked out of the room. I waited for a few moments, giving him time to leave, before leaving my own room. She may be the mother of the pack, but her crossing me was the last thing that I was going to allow. Her or an

Aguilar:I smiled as I saw my mate walking inside my room.Her eyes met mine from a distance, and I couldn’t help but find myself smiling as she looked down at her feet, following the rules that Elena most likely taught her.I walked toward her, and put my finger under her chin, making her look me in the eye. I leaned in, pressing my lips against hers, and she smiled. I pulled away to rest my forehead against her own.“I missed you,” I said, and she bit her bottom lip as she stopped her smile. I watched as she chewed the inside of her mouth, and it wasn’t until she looked up at me that I saw her blushing crimson.“I missed you too. I even found myself counting the minutes before I was to come here.” She said, making me smile as she ran her finger over my cheek. She let her finger linger there for a moment and it wasn’t until I leaned in, pressing my lips against hers, that I felt that my world was complete.I knew that she didn’t understand the concept of the mating bond, but I knew o