Lance’s POV
“Are you absolutely sure that Calliope Jordanne is your fated mate?” Alpha Joshua asks, sounding rather skeptical. “Because if that is true, how has your brother managed to be successful in wooing her heart away from you if you actually are true fated mates? Make it make sense!”
“Calliope is still underage for now,” I explain. “But I could definitely feel the pull of the mate bond during the brief time I was able to spend with her. Her 21st birthday is coming up in a little over a week. So I don’t have a lot of time here to get the Oregon packs organized into a new kingdom as per the conditions stated in this contract. Her father added all these conditions because in his eyes only a king is worthy of his daughter. And apparently my brother, my father, and my grandfathe
