My thoughts were consumed with Tiessa. It wasn’t right. The mate bond should have a hold on me, there was no question, but not to the point that I couldn’t think of anything else. I had to speak to someone about it.

As soon as I finished my most important meetings for the day, I headed to the Elder’s Hall and found just the wolf I was looking for there. Elder Marcus came out to meet me.

“Greetings to an Alpha and Elder,” I murmured, ...