Jacob’s P.O.V.
This mission was the most crucial for me. I had to keep both my mate and Pearl safe. Samantha was still not aware of me being her mate because she was still underage. But I noticed that she started feeling the mate bond because I saw her looking at me from time to time when she thought that no one was noticing her. It started a few days ago when we were still in the royal pack. I didn’t want her to come on this mission but she was one of the best warriors and I had no excuse to make her stay behind. Pearl knew about this and promised me that she would keep her eyes on Samantha and would keep her safe too. I was glad that Pearl was very understanding and very caring for her recruits and warriors. She was a true luna and a good friend. As her protector, I was bound to protect
