Cory POV
* * 17.5 years later * *
“Mom, I told you, I don’t want to go. I am not ready to meet my mate. I want to go to college first.” I heard my sister, Bellarose arguing with my mom from the open door.
“That’s fine, Bel, but that doesn’t mean we can’t be there for your brother. You know he’s been wanting to meet his mate forever.” My mother’s voice reached me.
“But why do I have to go?” I heard my sister counter and I could just see her crossing her arms over her chest and looking up at my mother defiantly. I loved my sister, but she had gotten it into her head that she didn’t need a mate. I knew the truth was that she was scared of finding a mate outside of the pack and having to leave. It was my fear too, but I trusted the moon goddess more than her. Probably because I knew no mat
