LANA’S POV I was really touched by what Elder Susan said to us after the mating ritual. It really meant a lot to me that she knew that I would need some motherly advice once in a while. I had realized from the day that I got here that she would be the hardest nut to c***k, but it was a relief that I hadn't really done much work to c***k her. I was also happy that they all seemed to finally accept me as Andrew’s mate and they also seemed to approve of me. Even though Andrew kept insisting that he was the alpha and that he would always have the final say, it wasn’t my wish to upset the elders at all, because Andrew felt like his voice was louder. After the mating ritual, I was feeling very tired and sleepy and I couldn’t do anything at all. Andrew and I had decided that after the mating ri

