Markus' POV
In the days since Lana had arrived, I had met up with her a few times to help explain some of the werewolf world and it’s customs to her, but mostly I’d left her to Gabbi.
Partly because my sister was warm and friendly and just good at that sort of thing – also that she was the only one of my family who seemed to, somehow, actually approve of and like Lana.
The other reason was that being around her and controlling my urges was just excruciating.
The moon goddess was testing me, and I couldn't understand what I'd done to deserve this. Why couldn’t I have had a normal, werewolf mate, and gone through a normal, werewolf mating process like everyone else did when they met.
The rest of my time was spent split between extra training – burning off my frustrations – and regular
