Willow Baker POVA Few Days Later"You want to know more about bonds and the bite mark," said the Grand Duchess as she set her cup of tea down on the table.I stared down at my own cup of tea. It had been a few days since I signed the contract and officially became Maverick's wife. Asa and I had been moved into the room next to Maverick as soon as the Grand Duchess heard.For a moment, I had been worried that she might have me share a bedroom with him, but she reassured me that couples had their own rooms. If I wanted to share a room with him, it was still an option.That wasn't an option I would ever consider taking. I liked my personal space very much. If we had shared a room, I wouldn't be able to sleep at all or sleep on the floor. Fortunately, it didn't come to that.This was the first time I had been able to sit down and have a proper conversation with t

Willow Baker POVA Few Days LaterI could feel Maverick's eyes on me. It had taken me some time to think over what the Grand Duke had told me and to decide whether or not I was going to go through with it, not that I had much of a choice.Honestly, it wasn't a bad idea. It was a win-win situation for everyone involved. Of course, it would lead to a bunch of awkward questions if anyone saw that my neck was devoid of any marks, but that was only if I showed off my neck.No one was going to take my clothes off to check to see if the bite mark was on my neck. Changing my wardrobe was a small price to pay to ensure that no one noticed anything strange about us."Are you sure you want to do this? You don't have to force yourself to do this," he said.Again, he was trying to dissuade me, but I had already made up my mind. "I'm sure." I raised my arm up to him and sai

Willow Baker POV'Ugh. What happened? It feels like I've been mauled by a pack of werewolves.''Looks like you're back with us.'Hearing Winter's voice, I frowned as I tried to focus on my surroundings and remember what I had been doing before I got my killer headache. The last thing I remember was going to meet Maverick regarding the bond.Vague memories of what happened came to my mind, and I groaned as my head fell back onto the couch I was on. If this was what bonding felt like, I would have rather not bonded in the first place.'If this is how packs bond, I'm afraid to know what it feels like for couples to bond. I think I'll die from the bond.''You're exaggerating. It's not that bad.''You're not the one who feels like throwing up and wishes to stay unconscious.'It would have been great if I could have slept away

Willow Baker POVAfter experimenting a little with the bond, I was pretty sure I had a good idea of what I could do and what I shouldn't do. I hoped no one would be too upset with me for experimenting with the bond.Some of the things I had discovered were that each decoration represented one pack member, and touching one allowed me to interact with them. Of course, I didn't do much other than see what they saw before cutting the connection after the first couple of missteps.Remembering how some of the people had freaked out when they had heard me made me wince. Those moments could have gone a lot better. I didn't mean for people to trip over their feet or cause any accidents.Fortunately, from what I saw, no one had been seriously hurt, but many would certainly be nursing some wounds to their pride. If I had somehow gotten someone so badly hurt that they needed emergency aid, I wouldn't forgive myself.

Willow Baker POVOne Week LaterUnfortunately, the letters did end up taking another week to finish despite my best efforts. I had thought my soul would leave my body, but somehow I managed to make it to the end.At least it wasn't all bad. Winter didn't get away unscathed. Despite knowing that inner wolves could interact with one another, she somehow didn't expect them to harass her into apologizing. The throbbing headache I got was worth it to see her suffer for her actions.'Hey! Shouldn't you be on my side?''Well, it's not my problem.'I could feel her fume at my answer. Honestly, I wasn't sure what she had been expecting. She should have seen this coming after the attitude she'd shown me while I suffered writing the letters.However, finishing the letters meant the writing classes would resume. The thought of continuing the c