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"English please, father, I’ back and forth in conversation I aood How is ood, other than ood," his father responded

Fane asked about the Pack for two reasons The first was that he was to be Alpha one day and his father had been teaching hi as he could remember that the other wolves in the Pack were like his children He was to love them, protect the the them So as Prince and future Alpha he kneas his duty to make sure the Pack ell

The second reason was because there were a lot of un-ressive, and for lack of a better terreat reater woman – it stood true for wolves as well Until a male as mated, his emotions were volatile; he tended to be restless, and prone to wandering All could lead to territorial battles and, needless to say, it could get ressive tendencies were balanced out by the gentle nature of his mate It was not really knoorked, but from what some males had said, it was like the better half of their soul was given back to them and they felt whole

Fane had etting out of hand with the Pack

"I need to ask you some questions about the mate bond," Fane told his father "Does the mate have to be a Canis lupus or can she be hus on you than before? What if yourabout your world and won’t accept you?" Fane was sounding a little frantic by the ti

"You’re seventeen, you’ve been in America for less than twenty four hours, and you think you’ve found your asp in the background and begin speaking quickly in their native tongue "Calm down, love Let me find out," he heard his father tell her

"I kno it sounds, Tată," Fane told his father "But I don’t knohat else it could be"

"Why don’t you start froure out if this is indeed your ested

So Fane told hiht he’d arrived He told hi able to "feel" how she felt and that her scent had nearly caused him to curl up at her feet and pant like a stupid pup He told hiured out that Fane was indeed who she was hearing

After Fane finished there was silence froht have been disconnected, but then his father broke the silence

"A mate cannot be fully human; there has to be Canis lupus blood soenerations back, but it has to be there in order for her life to be bound to yours You kno long we live, and when you bind her to you she will take on your longevity as long as she has Lupi in her blood" His father paused, then continued "As for the s, I hadn’t discussed this with you yet because I didn’t think you would find your h school It’s very, very rare I was over a century old before I found your e when he finds a mate – it is a way to tell all Canis lupus you have a mate"