The story will be in Alice's P.O.V unless stated otherwise. I would suggest reading The Scared and The Scarred before starting this book. Don't forget to COMMENT, and VOTE. Enjoy the book! :)

"He's never going to let me go, Celia. He says 'finding your mate is something that just happens, not something you make happen'" I said, mocking Nick's voice.

"Maybe if you just keep bugging him he'll eventually give in. He found his mate, its kind of unfair for him to keep you from looking for yours." Celia comments as she folds baby clothes, stacking them neatly in the small dresser.

"This one is so cute." I smile, holding up a tiny pink dress with a sparkly gold wolf on it.

Celia smiles as I hand it to her, "Its one of my favorites, I think its from Leah." She says.

"So still a few months left to go." I say, nodding to her growing stomach. "If I left now I could visit quite a few packs before you have her."

"I can't wait." She gushes, holding the little dress to her chest. "All I can think about is if she looks like me or Luca, who's eyes she'll have, who's nose." She sighs.

"But you would definitely have to be back in time. Her godmother has to be here when she's born, its like a rule." She says casually.

"Wait.." I whisper. "Oh my gosh! I'm the godmother?" I say as I jump up and down excitedly.

"Yes!" Celia laughs.

"I thought Leah would be the godmother?" I said, curious to why she would pick me instead.

"I love Leah, I really do. But Leah has new friends now back at my old pack, not that I blame her, I completely understand, but we just aren't as close anymore. You're my best friend, and you're here with me everyday. I know if something happened you'd be a great mother to Celeste." She smiles, placing her hand on her belly.

Wiping the tears from my eyes, I wrap my arms around her tight, careful not to squish the growing baby.

"Love you Celia." I say into her hair.

"Love you too Al." She replies.

Pulling away from me, she looks at me seriously. "I'm going to talk to Nick about letting you go. I feel like theres something your not telling me though, I've watched you and you've seemed nervous lately, sad even. Is it just because you haven't found him?" She asks, taking a seat on her bed.

I sigh as I sit down beside her. "Honestly, this may sound silly, but.. I don't know.. I just feel like somethings.. Like something isn't right, Celia." I say concerned.

"But, you don't feel like he's.. Like he's gone? Right?" She asks me softly, knowing talking about a dead mate is painful.

"No.. Gosh I hope not." I sigh, putting my head in my hands. "I just feel like wherever he is, somethings wrong and its getting worse. I'm really worried."

Celia looks at me sympathetically before pulling me into a quick hug. "I'll talk to him. Even if he says no, I am his Luna so I can just make him let you go." She smirks.

I laugh, knowing Celia wouldn't force anyone to do anything.

"He's been a real pain lately," I comment about Nick. "me and Belle have been trying to get his opinion on things for the wedding but he's been no help at all." I say, rolling my eyes.

"He's a guy." She laughed. "Anytime I asked Luca about something for our wedding he would just sigh and say the only thing he wanted at the wedding was me, and he didn't care about the rest."

I smiled, trying to hide the jealousy in my eyes at my best friend and her mate. Their life hadn't been perfect since they found each other, not even close, but at the end of the day, they had each other, and thats something I envied.

I decided to go on a walk, so I told Celia I'd see her later, and headed out the door, eager to clear my mind.

It was fall, and the leaves were brightly colored and beginning to fall from the trees. I pulled my jacket tighter around me as the cool wind blew, tucking my red hair behind my ear. I sighed as I felt it again.

The same pain that I'd been feeling for the past couple months. The pain that was my cause for worry.

I'd heard about wolves who lose their mates before they find them. You still feel it, you know somethings wrong. You can still feel the pain, even without ever laying eyes on them.

I didn't feel like he was dead, but the feeling made me fear he would be before too much longer. I didn't know what was happening, if he were sick and dying, being kept in a pack prison, tortured, so many fears ran through my mind whenever I felt it.

Once I reached the lake, I turned, making my way back towards the pack house.

I was surprised when Celia met me at the back door, a grin plastered on her face.

"Whats up?" I smiled.

"He said yes." She grinned.

"Who said- Oh my gosh! Oh my gosh I can go?!" I yelled grabbing her hands.

"Yes!" She laughed.

Finally, finally I had a chance at finding out what was going on.

But I couldn't help but worry to myself..

Did I really want to know?

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