Rosalie It was a good thing all of this information overload had happened over the weekend because I was not mentally capable of working on any type of formulas or algorithms for the next few days. During that time, Jack was always by my side; it was almost creepy. If I didn't know he was my mate, I would have been overly concerned. Jack's constant presence actually soothed me as he began to explain why I wasn't feeling the bond as strongly as I should. He was surprised I could feel it at all, actually. The branding bond was further explained to me after Jack went back to the elders working on figuring out how to get rid of it. Day by day, the scar lightened, but it still worried Jack. He was constantly asking if it hurt or burned. I always told him that I felt absolutely fine, which was