#Chapter 79 Promises and Proposals

Mira I met Ward at the edge of the forest. While not forbidden from being on Pack grounds, he was nervous about skulking around after all the drama with his fiancé. He had answered my text message immediately, and I wondered if he also hadn’t slept the night before. There was still one more day until the moon was full, the day of my trials and Mate ceremony, and I marveled at how early the lunar effects can set in among some wolves. Ward looked disheveled when I arrived. His short hair was spiking up in many directions and stubble on his chin told me he wasn’t keeping up with his regular habit of shaving every day. A pang of nostalgia hit me, from growing up together to being Mates. It seemed like a different life entirely from this current one I was living, though it had only been a few months. He smiled at me, and reached out for a hug that I felt rude not to reciprocate. The mint on his breath meant he had at least brushed his teeth before coming, which I appreciated. “Yo