I find my mom in her office. Even after Derek's death, she kept her Luna office functional to return to it when I was of age to take over the role of Alpha. I run into the room, not pausing to knock. My mom is sitting at her desk looking over papers.
"Mom....mom I think I have a problem." She puts the papers back on her desk and looks up at me.
"Any and all problems are solvable, especially when we both work on a solution." I plop into the seat in front of her and lay my head back.
"I think.......I think I found my mate." I don't dare look at her. We just discussed the need to find a way to get Zahara to commit to being my chosen, and now I'm talking about a fated mate. My mom sighs and hums a bit. "What's the benefit of a fated mate?"
"Well, when you are with your fated mate as an Alp
