Val POV The meeting with the elders was interesting. Most of the time Elder Sarah spent her time just insulting Xander, which I felt sorry for him about but it was also entertaining to watch. It was like a mother scolding a naughty kid who didn’t realize why they were in trouble. The meeting itself was both productive and confusing. I feel like I have more questions now than I did before it began, but at the same time the mate bond now makes a lot more sense to me. But I wonder why the moon goddess decided to keep the bond between Alpha Xander and I if she was punishing him by giving me another mate. But building on Elder Sarah’s idea, if the moon goddess was punishing Alpha Xander could it be just a possible that she was helping me? After all, I went to Medway and at my lowest point I

