[Axel]
“I wonder if she can see how nervous I am.” I wonder
“Of course, she can, you fool.” Conner laughs at me. "What are you so afraid of? She is our mate, she will understand."
"But what if she runs away when I tell her everything?
"If she runs," Conner licks his lips, revealing his canines, "we'll just have to chase her."
“I have an idea,” I tell Rosalynd as we begin to march through the forest back towards the truck. “But to make this work, I think we will need the force of the entire pack behind us. I wanted to introduce you to them today anyway, but I think we need to decide how we are going to proceed.”
“What are you asking, Axel?” Rosalynd asks me directly, pulling on my hand. “Please just tell me.”
“I’m not sure this will work without making you a member of my pack,” I adm
