Freya POV
Most of our pack greeted me with a hug or shook my hand at the end of the ceremony last night. Elias finally had to come save me and promise the ones who didn’t get to meet me that they could this afternoon. I have never felt so connected to a group of people in my life. It’s like I can feel their worry, feel their joy, and feel their aspiration. Elias says that those feelings will only last for a few days once my bond to them has been completed.
I was exhausted from the ceremony and fell into bed as soon as I got back to the room. I didn’t even care to undress. Elias didn’t come to bed right away, and when he did it was very late. He pulled my dress off me and kissed my shoulders as he did, but that’s as much affection as he showed me. After he covered me up, he kissed my for
