*Rafe's POV*
When I was a child, there were very few true mates in the pack, with my parents being one of them. I never quite understood what it meant, only that you'd find someone who completed you in a way no one else ever had. Your perfect partner. Your soulmate.
From seeing how in love my parents were, even with all the trouble it had brought them, I knew I wanted that same kind of love, regardless of how hard it would be for me. As the years passed, I resigned and realized that maybe, I wouldn't find my mate before I had to choose a Luna or a successor.
And then I found Lila and understood why my parents had braved the troubles of multiple pack politics and drama to be together.
Being with your true mate was like taking a chance. A spectacular chance, but a risk all the same. To
