***** Taya POV**** "This is torture!" I see my mate and my wolf Sophia, want to run to him, as much as I do. But, then, I turn and see my best friend looking at me weirdly. And I stopped in my tracks. "Echo, asked me, why I would run to a stranger, that we only met once!" "I wanted to scream at her because I'm a wolf and he is my mate and that is what we do!" But, I play dumb, with her and say, I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just excited for us to start this new chapter, and to go on this tour! I don't think she is buying this. I just hope that Creed will make a move soon, and ask her out on a date already! He needs to get the mate bond started!!! All of our happiness depends on it. I don't know how he is handling being away from her. It's killing me to only see my m