*****Erika''s POV*****


    She rushed over to me and pulled me into a hug.


    "Oh my goodness, I''m so sorry Darling. I came as soon as I heard...."


    "Heard of the mate bond dissolution or that I just returned?" I asked her, hugging her back.


    "I''m sorry darling that I was not there to stand as an emotional support during the dissolution, but I''m happy Pa was there. At least, you had one of us." She ced wild kisses on my face which made meugh.


    My crazy friends.


    "Actually, I wasn''t there." Pa told her, as she sat up from the bed to wrap Katherina in a warm hug.


    "And Hello, Kat"


    "Hello, Paul''s. You just came?" She studied Pa''s dark blue denim and a cropped, turtle necked top.


    "Nah, I''ve been here a while" She informed her.


    Kat grinned. "You look good, as always"


    Pa grinned. "So do you"


    "You girls, I''m here. I''m the reason for the moment" I pouted, but they knew I was joking. I was happy to have two of my friends in here with me, especially Kat, after such a long time.


    Katherina had been my best friend from childhood, we did almost everything together and she was everything I was not.


    Sassy, outspoken, funny and can be vicious when the asion called for it.


    She hadplemented my quiet, reserved self. My father had given our rtionship a thumbs up not because I needed his approval to have friends, but he liked the fact that Katherina was everything his daughter was not.


    He saw it as a perfectbination.


    Fire and Ice.


    Well, Pa was actually the Ice if truth were to be told, she could be cold and fierce, while Kat was the fiery furnace that could burn dangerously when tampered with.


    I was somewhere between.


    Kat and I had grown up together and imagine my happiness when I found out she was going to be a permanent part of my family as she was mated to Jace, my step brother.


    Though the fool had refused to ept her.


    I had stepped into the Moon Forest Pack and I had met Pa.


    At first nce, I thought she was going to be this cold, distant bitch to me, but she had surprised me by making life bearable for me, especially when Alex was making me sad and causing me pain through his nonchnt attitude towards me and his disregard towards our mate bond.


    The first time I had gone out with Pa to meet Kat in secret, that was the day she''d known my secret as the daughter of the Alpha of the most strongest and powerful pack.


    I was scared she might not be able to keep it safe but for three years she had proven her loyalty as my best friend.


    And what was more, Kat and Pa had liked each other on the spot which had scared me because I had thought I would have had different lives with each of my best friend.


    "You''ll be fine, we''re here to make sure you are" Kat said, unzipping her dress and stepping out of it.


    dded in just her mismatched but finely designed underwear, she jumped on my bed.


    My bed was big enough to amodate the three of usfortably.


    I picked up her dress and draped it on one of the sofas.


    The door suddnely opened to reveal Jace. "I thought as much" He said as he stepped in.


    "You should have knocked!"


    I red at him.


    He didn''t take me serious. "Only for Pa, but for you and her" he pointed at Kat who was batting her eysh at him.


    "Not necessary." He said.


    You see Jace loved Kat.


    But he had refused to mark and mate her for reasons best known to him.


    They both did what other couples out there always do, but they weren''t marked yet.


    Kat was already out of bed and lowering his head to kiss him. They both engaged in the kiss without the


    thought of Pa and I. Pa calmly took pictures, I just rolled my eyes.


    "I hope they are good ones?" Kat asked Pa when she noticed she was taking photos of them.


    "Yep, caught you both in all the right, perfect angles"


    "Excellent" She had pulled from the kiss, but still held on to Jace who was


    grinning like a simpleton.


    Again, what the mate bond could do to werewolves.


    Jace never liked smiling.


    "I thought Cade smelled you, and I


    began to suspect your presence when he pranced excitedly in my head as I got nearer to her room" He


    pointed at me as he said those words to Kat.


    "Tasyra had been bugging to see you but I had toe see My darling, and offer emotional support"


    Kat replied andy back down.


    Jace stared at me and chuckled. "I just knew you would never have the alone time you wanted to" he said and I sighed.


    "It was your fault father came in here in the first ce" I used him.


    "You know father, also, you enjoyed his presence because you both toyed with me"


    I remembered and chuckled softly. "That was a good one"


    He took one of my throw pillows and aimed it at me. I tried to duck but it still hit me. "You and your crazy aim"


    Jace had always had a perfect aim, even when you try to dodge, you ended up being hit.


    "Now let me leave you guys be. Father had put me in charge while he is away" He said and captured Kat''s lips one more time in a deep kiss before he would leave.


    "I hope you''re doing a good job?" I teased him.


    "This is supposed to be your duty, not mine" He retorted.


    Many would think being a guy, Jace would be jealous and angry that dad would


    rather have me as the Alpha than him.


    But he was not like that. In fact, Jace was a very quiet person that made his own money. He was hardworking in his own way, but did not care for the fame or poprity, he just wanted to keep being rich without the title.


    He even sometimes denied being the Alpha''s son just to avoid too much bows of


    respect and the attention it drew his way.


    "Go handle Iron w, Jace" I chuckled.


    He mock red and walked to the door. "Byedies" To me. "Be fine ande


    take up your responsibility soon"


    "Stop being a whiny wolf"


    He chuckled, making me slightly puzzled why. "Cade said you should fuck off"


    "Tell Cade to go to hell" Cindy uttered from my head.


    "And Cindy said to go to hell"