Forever in the Past and Forever in the Future

I feel my blood start to boil but I know I need to keep my cool. All I can do is blink at her until I feel calm enough to speak. I unintentionally growl as I say, "Lady Camille, are you aware of my Luna's past? I have always promised her we will do everything at her pace. I won't mate with her if she isn't ready."

"Stand down, Alpha Regent Bronx Mason," as she says in a stern tone, using my full name and title, I feel a disorienting sensation cloud my mind, reminding me how powerful she is, "I'm aware that Luna Iokaste has had to endure experiences that were out of her control and we have been counseling her on how to handle her thoughts and emotions related to those events."

She stares at me for a long moment, then continues with a softer tone, "I recommend you find a way to give her that control back so you two can...enjoy yourselves. You don't need to have her back here until Sunday morning. The connection between you two and your wolf spirits is important. The emotional and the physical. It is very clear that the emotional portion is strong. Now it's time to focus on the physical. Also, she has been working very hard and deserves a break for the weekend."

She hands me a map, "We have a cottage in the woods. You can go here for privacy. All the food and clothing you two need is there. I don't know if you want your guards to go or not. It won't matter because the cottage will only be visible to you and Luna Iokaste. Once you're inside, they will believe you have sent them to an empty field."

What in the world is she talking about? A secret realm inside her secret realm?

"Alright, can I have this map?" I ask cordially. "Of course. I think we are finished here. Let me get you back so you can also prepare for the ceremony," as she hands it to me she touches my hand and we are back in the hallway with Marco.

"The ceremony starts in two and a half hours, gentlemen," Lady Camille bows and walks away.

"Come on Marco, I need you and James to scout out a location. I will stay here with Kas." Marco and James both come to my suite and I show them the map. I give them orders to scout the location, get pictures, and report back. We go to the gardens, they shift into their gray wolves and take off into the forest. An hour and a half later, they come back to my suite, showing me pictures from their cell phones.

"It's just an empty field, Alpha," James flips through the pictures on his phone. There are five or six pictures with a chalet-style cottage in the middle of a clearing in the woods. I look at him suspiciously.

"Marco, did you take pictures?" I ask, feeling myself growing impatient.

nothing there," he shrugs as he

clearly a cottage in the pictures," I growl

what are you talking about?" James looks irritated that I would question him and looks back at his phone before holding up the picture again, "No disrespect, Alpha, but why would

They really can't

trust this, Bronx,"

need you to evaluate this house before

he huffs, seeming satisfied

I need to choose my words wisely, "Once Kas and I shift, we are going to let our wolves connect for a while, then go to this clearing. Saint is going to check it out. If there is a problem,

She hands me a white robe, "Alpha Bronx Mason, we would like to request you wear this for

at James and blushes as

that's Delilah?" I say as I elbow

like a dream?" he asks with stars

go to my room and change into the robe then head to Kas's room. She's sitting in a chair in a white robe that matches mine. Several women are finishing up her makeup and hair. She looks stunning. She has on light, natural makeup and her silver hair is pinned on top of her head with a little flower crown. I feel my heart race as her violet eyes look at me through the mirror. The

she will be back in twenty minutes to

out of this

and I

in the chair next to her. We make small talk and I describe what shifting to her wolf will