Sonja In Marie’s living room, I confided in her about the heated argument with Alpha. “He makes a good point, Sonja. You are the future Luna. If he allows someone unranked like Carla to challenge you, it opens the door for others. He’s your mate, and he just wants to keep you safe,” Marie told me. Reflecting on what she said, I couldn’t deny that she had a valid point. As my mate, his instinct was to protect me, but I needed to put Carla in her place. “He’s an excellent mate; a possessive and protective alpha mate,” she argued. “He didn’t even tell me we were mates, and now he feels like he can control me?” Restless, I paced back and forth in her living room. “I told you I think something else is going on there,” Marie sighed with her head in her hand. “What?” I asked when I notic

