Arabella POV
My heart ached in my chest, physically ached at the fact that fate had been so cruel to Austin and I. Here he stood in front of me ready to take on the world with me, to accept me as his mate. A few months ago I would have jumped at the opportunity to be his fully, but his absence in my life had changed me, moulded me into the wolf I was now, one who looked danger in the face and didn't flinch, one who put herself first and never doubted her own strength. My entire life I had trained to be a warrior but I had never been treated as such, I was always treated as the little girl who would become a quiet little Luna one day, consistently undermined by my pack members in the most polite way. I've had my heart broken and I had managed to pick myself up again. Being with Austin woul
