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I lead Amara back to the pack house after we leave Blair's. We're both silent the whole way and I see her make her way back to her room.

I wish I said something to make her feel better, but I was just as lost. I wasn't expecting her to say it wasn't witches magic.

There's a lot of possibilities on what it could be from then, but the question that remains is why Amara?

I go to my office to find Aston waiting by my door.

"Hey, man. I have the monthly pack budgets for you to sign off" he says, I raise an eyebrow at him. Normally he just leaves shit like that on my desk.

"Ok, thanks. Come in."

"I saw you walking around with that new pack member earlier" ah, there's the ulterior motive

"Well a lot of people probably did, it wasn't exactly a secret."

"Since when does the Alpha himself show any new pack member around, you've clearly taken an interest in her" he says, waggling his eyebrows at me.

I'm silent for a moment, and his eyes go wide

"No shit, really? Is she your mate?" he says before I can deny what he's saying.

I let out a sigh

"No."

"But you like her?"

"She piqued my interest, that's all" I say wanting this conversation to be over

"Taking a chosen mate isn't the worst thing in the world, you know. I know you're ready to settle down, and the pack needs a Luna. The Beta and Gamma females don't mind doing the Luna duties, but it doesn't have the same effect with the pack members, man. Your pack will stand behind you no matter who you choose, you deserve to be happy." he says, putting his hand on my shoulder

"We'll see, I barely know her, and you know her less than me and you've already decided she's Luna material?"

"All I saw was that you took an interest in her, that's never happened. Plus, you need to get laid you're grumpy" I punch his shoulder in response and shake my head.

He exits my office without another word, and I tackle the pile of paperwork left for me.