Valerie’s POV
I postponed the vote after my outburst to give people time to really think about what they wanted, but in all honesty, I wanted Aries to think about it. I still wasn’t comfortable taking over his territory, although he said that wasn’t what was happening. I still felt that it was. Aries was slowly regaining his strength and the only explanation for his condition was the bite Smith gave him. I spent more and more time in meetings trying to organize the vote and I was slowly starting to feel like an old person.
I was in the prime of my life. Aries and I should have been locked away in our room for most of the time enjoying all the advantages there was to being a werewolf. We were still in our honeymoon phase of the relationship for goddess’s sake! But here I was stuck in yet
