Michael’s point of view The afternoon was finally approaching. I had never been this excited to start patrols. But, patrols now meant that I might be able to see my mate. Ash was pacing excitedly in my head as well. He had no doubt that our mate meant us and the pack no harm and would make an excellent Luna. I still wasn’t so sure and wanted to make sure before fully giving into the mate bond but I was already sharing in his excitement however uneasy I still felt. I wanted to get closer to Stonebrook border as fast as I could so I decided to let Ash out for a run. I walked to the forest edge and ducked behind a tree. I stripped down so that I did not unnecessarily shred a good pair of clothes. I then created a makeshift bag with my clothes and shifted. I tied my clothes bag to my leg re

