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"Before you hear it, you must first realize that Vasile and I have been mated for over two centuries, so as ‘in’ then, is most definitely not ‘in’ now," Alina teased

Jacque was shocked to hear how long she and Vasile had been together

"Well, I must say you don’t look a day over thirty five," Jacque told her

"Now that you know just how long ago it e bonded, I will tell you that Vasile gaveI needed My faave me a horse She was beautiful"

Jacque watched as Alina’s face alighted with the memory of an animal she’d obviously loved

"She was sable with dark chocolate ant I na requires an explanation as well, e, wealthy fanets Vasile co line of Alphas, which are our equivalent to royalty, and so his fanet was used to identify the family you were from, the social class you were in, and in our case, the pack you were in Different fanets in different ways Vasile’s was a ring," Alina held out her hand to show Jacque the gold ring

It had an oval-shaped face and on the face was a grid of four diamonds In each diaht was a wolf, the bottoht, a full e, the wolf distinguishes that we are olves, the sword is to testify that as the Alpha family we are the sword of justice, and the e the importance of the females in the Pack," Alina explained

"So as the significance of giving you the ring?" Jacque asked

"It was his way of offeringe, if I bonded with him, I would be accepted as the Alpha of the fe me unconditional acceptance," Alina answered

"I take it that was really significant," Jacque said

"Yes, it was"

"And what is the last thing required for the bonding?" Jacque asked

"Since you are hu is the blood rites, where you will exchange blood and Fane will put a visible ht It is quite freaky-deaky toeach other, but I’ to keep an openvery nervous

"Well, I’ to be for a human It does cause some discomfort It is a bite, after all, but sonificant to the bonding It’s the way you co it sound so norh it was definitely so not nor to say I’m not nervous because that would be the understate very hard to keep an open mind," Jacque told Alina

"I think Fane is very blessed to have you as his e for you, especially once you move to Romania, but…"