Marcus POV With King Hunter’s permission, Layla and I have been visiting different packs to see if either of us could find our true mates. I know that Layla herself just turned 18 this very night, but she thought we could get a head start since I was already wanting my mate. King Hunter knows about me, but the story we agreed to go with is that I am a simple warrior here to escort and protect Layla as she travels in search for her mate. Since she is a citizen of the vampire kingdom it is not out of the ordinary for a warrior to escort an unmated female. The first couple of packs, Layla did not like any of the other wolves. The men just seemed to lust after her while the females seemed to label her as the kind of woman that would steal their men. Even the lunas would glare at Layla when