BRUCE

The ceremony is short and goes according to plan.

For the most part.

I'd say the only thing that I didn't anticipate was how my body would react to marking her after the mingling of our blood in the mating chalice. It's a connection like no other—a tying of souls. Our hearts beat as one now. This bond will allow us to be connected more than the average wolves are. I can feel the mind-link forming between us even now, growing stronger with each passing something that's unique to ...