Asher POV
I wake alone for the first time since Violet, and I mated. My mother insisted we observe some outdated tradition of not seeing each other before the ceremony. I don't like not seeing her when I first wake up. I'm not supposed to, but I link her. Good morning love can't wait to see you in your dress and make you, my wife. "You're such a rule breaker, I'm excited to see you in your suit too hot stuff." I laugh and we cut the link. This for our kind is what humans equate to a wedding. We will be considered married by my kind. I get up and shower throwing on a pair of sweats and a t-shirt till I'm ready to get dressed for the ceremony this afternoon. I decide to go for a run in my human form. I head out toward the territory border. As I pass patrol guards, they bare their
