Ashton's POV 

I could feel how nervous she was, but I had already decided she would be fully marked and mated before I introduced her to the pack. I wasn’t taking any chances. She’s mine, and I will never give her up. I would fight to the death if I had to.

Now I understood how Oliver felt, how desperate he was to keep his mate close the moment she arrived.

Honestly, I almost wish he had told me ahead of time that one of the rogues was mine. I would have waited at ...