23. When I knew that I wanted Raven and no one else and not because Fire wanted to own her but because I was in love, I was prepared to open up to her and let her see the real me. And I can assure you that this privilege was only given to a select few and I could count them on the fingers of one hand. Love you ask? Yes. I was in love with Raven. And yes, I was also as stamped by it as I know you are. How? I was the Lycan King? But I was. I loved her and I wanted to possess her. When my father and I went to Blackwood Pack that fateful day many years ago when I first saw Raven when she was eleven years old, I thought fire was joking or was just lusting after a child when he said that she will be our mate. I even remember reprimanding him telling him that he couldn't just go anywh