"So h-how long have y-you known Nick?" I asked while fidgeting with the ends of my hair. "Since we were in diapers. I've heard a lot about you though, I'm sorry about how they treated you. That is no way to treat your child." He growled out, I could feel his anger so I grabbed his hand. "You don't have to apologize, it's not your fault," I said as I squeezed his hand tighter. He looked at me with soft eyes and pulled me into a hug. "I promise from this day forward I'll protect you with my life. No one will ever hurt or disrespect you." Tears formed in my eyes as I hugged him tighter, I felt safe in his arms.

"I, Allison Stewart, accept you, William Collins as my mate," I said softly into his ear. He pulled back and looked at me. What if he rejects me? What if he realized that he doesn't want me. My thoughts were running wild as the silence continued. "I, William Collins, accept you, Allison Stewart as my mate," William said looking at me with his beautiful eyes. Joy erupted in my heart. I think I finally found someone to love.

We continued our walk hand in hand. I've never been so happy in my entire life. When we made it back, my brother was pacing in front of his car. He smiled when he saw us and pulled me into a bear hug. "Oh, I was worried sick. Will didn't do anything to you did he?" Nick asked with a smirked while Will rolled his eyes. "Haha very funny Nick," Will said while hitting Nick on the arm.

Nick flashed Will a frown. "That hurt babe, why'd you hit me so hard?" Will made a face and pushed Nick playfully. "I've told you plenty of time to stop calling me that." I giggled as Nick latched onto Will's arm. "But babe, I think it fits you Hunny," Nick said with puppy dog eyes. Will growled and pull his arm out of Nick's grip. Will put his arm around me and pushed past Nick.

"Come on loser," Will said to Nick over his shoulder. Nick rolled his eyes and led us into the mall. I took this time to admire my mate. He was beautiful, I didn't deserve him.

I could feel stares on me but I didn't care. My attention was on my beautiful mate. Her long red hair flowed behind her gracefully as we walked. The scent of honey and chocolate caressed my nose. I couldn't get enough. I looked up and found a group of girls staring at me. They were whispering and giggling. I shrugged it off and pulled my mate closer.

Allison tensed up when a tall blonde started walking towards us. I pulled her closer to my side, I could feel the fear coming off her in waves. "What do you want?" I asked lowly as she stopped in front of my mate. Her eyes filled with envy and hatred. "I just came to say hi to the runt, I mean Allison. What do you see in her? She's nothing but a disgusting whore. It'll be better if she just did us all a favor and died." She screamed in my mate's face. "Lola, that's enough. Why don't you worry about how you're going to tell your mate that you slept with almost all the male wolves in our pack?" Nick scoffed as he stood in Lola's face.

She turned red and opened her mouth but nothing came out. "You should really watch that tone of yours when you speak to your Queen," I growled at her as she turned pale. "Come little one, let's go." I pulled Allison into the restroom and turned to her. "It's ok baby, you're safe now," I said in a hushed tone as I pulled her into me. She shook as sobs wracked through her body. I rubbed her back as she began to calm down.

She looked at me with bloodshot eyes, as I wiped the remaining tears from her face. Before I could say anything back she started to talk. "Well I am the youngest of my parents' children. I was supposed to be the Luna until Tyler found his mate, but since I'm the runt of the pack I didn't get the title, they gave it to Lola. They told me that no one would follow the orders of a runt so it was better to have a stronger, beautiful woman be Luna."

She told me how she was treated and how she thought her mate would reject her. "I would never reject you. I told you that I wanted you, all of you." I said in a raspy tone, she blushed while looking down.