"Why are we going to the neighboring pack?" I asked, "and why aren't we bring the rest of the pack?"

My mother, the mate to the pack leader smiled at me as we drive through the dense forest. "Do you remember Jaxon? The prince of the North pack? You guys played when you were younger."

I sighed remembering a skinny boy chasing me around their big compound, throwing mud pies at me, I remember he made my life horrible while we stayed there and I was 9 and he was 10 almost a full year older than me. Now I was 18.

"Oh good well... You always knew because you were the "princess" so to speak of our pack you would have to marry the "prince." And this prince is Jaxon."

I felt an odd calm that swept over me. Maybe it was because I was trained into knowing that I wouldn't have a choice in this. The high council knows how to place the perfect mates. Or maybe it was the fact that I stopped caring. Plus somewhere in my mind I knew this would happen, why else would they have us meet when we were younger.

I put my head on the window and felt this slight jittery feeling as we got closer to the compound but no matter how much I wanted it to go away and how much I thought of it was pointless it got worst and worst until I could barely contain myself in our small jeep. Once we stopped I jumped out of the car and took a deep breath of the mountain air. I controlled my wolf back even though the weird jittery feeling in my stomach was making me sick. I was nervous.

I looked around and saw everyone watching me. My parents, Jaxson's parents, most of their pack, and the high council all watching me seeing our first reaction in a long time. Then my eyes settled on a guy who wouldn't be less obvious in checking me out.

Before I could think it through I yelled, "jeez Jaxson! You haven't grown up at all!"

Jaxon looked shocked for a moment, then embarrassed, then a wicked smile took over his handsome face. "Ah darling Emily you grown up so much that now I finally believe that you're a girl!"

I bared my teeth at that comment before going towards the high council and bowing at them. "Hello I am-"

"Emily we know! We haven't seen you since you were a child! Look how much you grown! So gorgeous!" The elder one said pinching my cheeks. She moved her lips towards my ear and whispered, "we are so excited for you guys! Jaxson and you make the perfect mates for each other. Never have we been so happy on our choice!" She looked over at Jaxon who still was staring me down and grimaced, "he will grow up sooner or later. I am Margret by the way." She moved away from me. She glared at Jaxson, "Jaxon! Show your mate to her room please! And no funny business, don't scare the poor girl away!"

Jaxson tore his eyes away from my face and for the first time I ever saw him he looked bashful before he nodded and led the way. I followed him into a huge room. It was amazing! But I held in a gasp.

"Do you like the room?" He asked.

"It's great! Thanks!" I smiled and for a second Jaxon blue eyes held mine before he shook himself and bowed.

"Nice to see you again Emily, can't wait to have our many children together!"

My eyes widened at his comment, "what?"

Instead of answering me he winked and shut the door quietly behind him.

The jittery feeling came back as he walked away. I wanted to be with him... I shook myself from that thought. I quickly looked at the room trying to enjoy the wallpaper, which had two wolves sitting on a hill howling together and then the rest of the walls but every minute longer I was away from Jaxon the more anxious I became and it was annoying me because I had no idea what was going on. Of course this being my first time I got lost trying to find the dining hall.