Lancaster POV As soon as the Alpha officially accepted my mate into our pack, I could already feel a connection between us. Thanks to the pack bond, I could now reach her through mindlink, and I knew our ties would grow even stronger once we completed the marking process. I was trying hard not to think about it too much since I didn’t want to push her until she was ready, but Atlas’ insistent whimpers were getting harder to ignore. The damn wolf knew no patience; he wanted to claim our mate, cover her in our scent, and he wanted it now. It was a good twenty minute walk to my house near the border of the territory. Throughout the entire way there, all I could focus on was fighting my counterpart’s anxiety so I wouldn’t lose control of my own body - I knew he would take over if I let my gu