Josie POV
I gritted my teeth as I bid goodbye to my parents. My father's hug was tight and comforting, his hair tickling my cheek as I held on, wishing I didn't have to go.
"If you need me, I will come for you" he whispered into my ear "Just say the word. You are free to reject him any time you wish" he added.
Yes, but to reject a mate, an Alpha no less, would be considered the highest insult, I thought morosely as my mother hugged me, her eyes troubled, her expression torn.
"Just try to let the mate bond establish" she advised with concern "but do not think it has to be the end all. If you want to come back, our door is always open," she said, letting me go.
Alpha Drake looked impatient. "We really must be going," he said gruffly, shaking my father's hand and kissing my mother on
