Devon’s POV
I was heartened by the fact that Tara was making a fuss over the idea that she couldn’t be my Luna anymore. That says to me that she had been planning to accept me as her mate at some point in the future. Even though she had been mated to Marcell. Even though I was missing an eye and my face was scarred. She was planning to accept me, despite everything.
And now she wouldn’t be able to. But to me, making things official, while important, isn’t the point. I may not have Tara forever, but I can have her for now. And as Leo says, the future is uncertain at best. Nothing is ever really guaranteed. We can let our future selves worry about it later.
“Go ahead and sign the treaty,” I suggest, looking her directly in the eye so she knows I mean it. “I know you’ve been
