Caspian's pov
My heart escaped a beat when my Lycan growled under my head. It called Aeris as my mate. A human as my mate? What kind of a mess moon goddess had created? Why did she pair me with a human? I wasn't against her decision but I never wanted a mate in the first place. They are the reason why a male Lycan became weak in battle. Mates were easy targets. Emotional abuse overtook physical abuse. You could let your enemy hurt you brutally but if they target your other half to torture you, you die miserably in agony.
My hands trembled to touch her but noticing the dagger in Aeris’s hand made me halt in my way. She appeared careful and alert, the sense of attacking in defense at me was at peak. I knew she wasn’t wrong but I did not want to hurt her either. Slowly, I approached her and
