To my surprise, when I mentioned the gift to Ethan, he suggested I accept it. When I expressed confusion that he thought I should take a gift from Leo when he was planning to court me, he tried to explain.
“Accepting the gift is just accepting the courtship,” Ethan said, “It's not like you're choosing him as your mate forever. It just means you're giving him the chance to prove himself to you.”
“So, it wouldn't be like promising to pick him over you?” I asked.
“No, not at all. You can accept as many courtship gifts, and as many courtships, as you want,” Ethan explained. He tilted his head. “How do you not know these things? You grew up in a pack.”
I shrugged. “I was mostly raised by Mom. She knows some stuff, but courting and things weren't really explained to her. And no one explained
