El POV She was listening to Conner talk to his unit. They all had Mate's back home, wondered just how long they had been apart from them? Wondered if they’d had Mate’s while she’d been there? Or was it new to them and they were apart from them because of her? And Conner's need to hunt her down and claim her as his Mate? She knew he was next in line to lead his pack, he was the Heir to the pack and he’d just stated he wasn’t going back, was going to stay here with her. They’d not even talked about it; he’d told her they could discuss it later. Didn’t need to, it seemed, he’d already made the choice to just stay here, with her. She had woken up today and wondered who was going to give up their life for the other. It seemed he was going to give up everything he had, his whole life, a life

