Macon Forrester When I needed to control my anger, I ran. It was how my wolf calmed down. Serena didn't come after me. I wanted her to. Instead, Aldric caught up with me in the woods. He knocked my wolf down, and growled at me. I growled back, snapping at him. Then I shifted back into my human form. “What the f*ck are you doing?" I demanded. “Get off of me, Aldric." Aldric pinned me to the ground with his forearm. “You're being an i***t. She's a girl." “She's eighteen!" I snapped. “And she's been raised in this world. She knows the rules and obligations that come with it." “A mate," he said. “Is not an obligation, Macon. A mate is a blessing. The Goddess saw the two of you as people that could bring out the best in one another. That's why you were partnered together. Mates don't

