Skye's POV I slowed my run down the moment I reached the steps of the veranda in the back of the castle. I've been running three miles a day as a way to get through the pain my beast is still going through. He and I are getting through it,but at a slow pace. These past couple weeks have been torture for him and I. Mom keeps pushing me to the limit of wanting to slap the crap out of her, but I know it's the Lycan inside me wanting to shut her up so we could heal in peace. She's also using a new tactic by having dad ask me about what happened with Diana and Marco. I told him the same thing I told Mom. I let them both go, and to not worry about my mate. The fact that I keep using the word mate when speaking of Diana has my mother scowling at me every time she hears it. She figured since I

