Asher’s POV I awake with a start realizing what time it is. 8am? I’ve never slept this late before in my life. At least I had given my pack a day off of training for the day after the Golden Moon Ball. I rub my head and look to my left. I see a woman wearing my shirt sleeping next to me. My mate. I smile at her and give her a kiss on the forehead. I tuck the blanket around her to make sure she’s warm before I go to take a shower. Heaven knows I need one. Probably a cold one. She was not ready to mate last night and I’d like to know more about that ex-mate of hers. For now, I’m going to mind link the head chef to make sure she has breakfast to wake up to. Alpha? I get a mindlink from Marcus. We had another attack this morning. He reports. He sounds tired. I don’t blame him. He had decide

