Ben Something didn't feel right. Why could I feel this bond, when James couldn't with his children? Our talk had left me with more questions than answers, to be honest. "What do you think?" I decided to reach out to my wolf. Maybe he had some ideas. Loosing our mate left us both in agony, but my Wolf, Asher, lost a lot of his strength. We hadn't shifted for years. "It's weird", was all he replied. Looks like he's not going to be helpful at all. "Shut up, I'm thinking", he told me sternly. I decided to take a walk. Maybe some fresh air would help us both. We didn't leave the cottage often, so when the sun hit my face and the wind tickled my unshaven beard, I found myself relishing the fresh air. I wandered around in the part of the forest closest to my home, waiting for my wolf to speak

