Chapter 78

Summer's POV "The pack Seer? That's where we're going?" I stared at Alexander in surprise as we drove through the winding forest roads of Blackwood territory. The morning sunlight filtered through the ancient trees, casting dappled shadows across the dashboard of his sleek black SUV. "We've put it off long enough, don't you think?" Alexander's hand found mine across the center console, his thumb tracing lazy circles on my skin. "I can't wait any longer to officially bind you to me, Summer." My heart fluttered at his words. Even after everything we'd been through together, he still had the ability to make me feel like a lovestruck teenager. "I thought the mate bond was already pretty official," I teased. His eyes darkened as they flicked to the my neck, and his grip on my hand tightened possessively. "The mate bond is just the beginning, sweetheart. For wolves like us—especially for an Alpha pair—the ceremonial binding is sacred. It connects not just our bodies and hearts, but our wolve