Torin’s pov While my mother is still friendly with Ruth, she hated me from the moment her mate lost his life. He died in a rogue attack. It was a wrong place, wrong time situation. I was just getting started, being pushed into being an alpha while I was grieving my father, and it’s like the packs and rogues around us sensed my weakness. As if they knew somehow my father had died and the pack was still not back to its full strength, because they have been attacking us more frequently ever since. The fact that I don’t have a Luna by my side doesn’t help. An alpha is strongest when he’s mated. But I won’t push Raelyn to do anything she’s not ready for. She said yes to a date, and for now that’s enough. Okay, it’s not enough, but it’s a step in the right direction. I drove Raelyn hom

