*Nathan POV*

I groaned, frustrated over the financial sheet. I can't seem to focus on anything since Alex and Asteria's visit.

Two weeks ago, my friend Alex Bartram, Alpha of the Panselinos Lake Pack came to visit my pack, together with his mate Asteria and Beta Elias.

From the start, I could sense that there was something different about Asteria. And Alex also seemed to change as well.

As the rogues attacked the same day, it turned out that Asteria is not just a sorceress, she is a damn Goddess, not only that, she is the Moon Goddess' daughter!

I pinched the bridge of my nose and sighed.

When I told her that I was not actively looking for a mate, she said that I could change my mind quickly.

I asked Alex later what that was about. He said that as Selene's daughter she has a gift of premonition, she can tell if someone is close to meeting their mate. And she could sense that my mate was near.

I closed my laptop with a thump and leaned my head into my hands.

I never felt the need to have a mate. I'd never planned on rejecting her when I found her. It's just. I haven't been craving it.

Sure, I had fun in my teenage years, I wasn't a monk, but I didn't need sex and, more importantly, I've never wanted a relationship.

Since I started my Alpha training at 20, I have completely strained from women and any type of relations with them.

I needed my head screwed on hard. I wanted to focus on becoming the strongest in our state. Packs in Washington state are known for their strength and relentlessness, but most of them are very closed and stray from alliances. They barely even compete in the annual Wolf Games.

My father is the same, he wanted to close the pack, to not mingle, but seeing other young Alphas-to-be at camps, made me think about change. I wanted to make a difference, to ally with other strong Packs and Alphas, so we could stand together if a bigger threat came.

First thing I did when I became an Alpha was to contact Alex. His pack is the strongest, biggest and most ruthless on the continent. I was lucky to befriend him during one of the camps. He already knew about rogues and was open to creating an alliance. He has a similar opinion to my own. We both want to bring the packs closer, so we can assist each other and exchange information more fluently and faster.

And it seems it was the right decision.