STEFAN. They huddled in a corner, debating whether or not to agree to my demands. I didn't see them saying no, no matter how much I could hear the one male protesting. From what I could gather, he was the silver wolf's mate. I chuckled to myself. These dogs do get quite possessive and protective of their mates. The whole mate bond thing had never made much sense to me, but then again, I had never been in love. Even in my human life so many centuries ago. I understood the concept, though. I had watched my human parents and saw the love that they had shared. They had chosen each other, chosen to dedicate their lives and hearts to one another. I had never had any interest in falling in love myself, saw it as nothing but a weakness and a distraction, however the idea of having some deity choo

