A morning run had been exactly what I needed to calm myself down once my brother had left. He was not ready for this whole shitshow, and in truth, neither was I. But, I knew how our parents worked, and I also knew that they had been holding our pack elders off on this arranged marriage situation for some time. We were unlikely to be able to continue that for much longer. Hunter and I were both in our mid-twenties and in the minds of the pack elders, were now well past the point where we should be mated and settled down. Maybe even a pup or two running around. I think times have changed since they were younger, and the rush to settle down seemed less urgent in our minds, but they were far from willing to hear it when it came to the upcoming Alpha and his brother...
I think our parents had
