*Piper’s Journal - Age 18* “No?” “No.” “What do you mean by no? I thought you wanted to be my mate. I thought you wanted me to mark you. I will not force you, but could you elaborate?” “Look Ivan, I do want you to mate with me. I do want to be your mate. And I do want you to mark me. But, I won’t let you do it until Alpha Victor is ready. I am the mate of both of you. I can not just have one of you. You tell me I need to be patient with him, then I will be patient with him. You will not mark me until he is ready to mark me too.” I explained. “But, why? Why does it matter if I mark you now or when he is ready?” He asked. “It’s hard to explain Ivan. But that is my decision, and it is final. I do not want anything to even possibly deter him from getting to know me. If he sees that yo

