‘You must be out of your mind. First, you basically kidnap me, now you are saying I have to get married to you? Not just that, but you have to bite me in front of a million people? This is unbelievable.’ I had been ranting for the past thirty minutes in Damiens office, while he just sat there and listened. ‘Layla, calm down. I admit, I was rude and unfair to you when we first met, but now, I won’t do anything without your consent.’ He tried to reassure me, but it didn’t stop my panic. He explained that werewolves had to do a whole Luna ceremony where he marks me by biting me in front of the whole pack. But before that, the pack had to accept me, and we had to do some rituals, but it was a lot to take in. ‘And if I don’t agree?’ I asked, already sure of the answer. ‘Mates need each ot