Chapter 159

Adrian's POV

"Is everything ready?" I asked Avianca, who nodded before giving orders to her mate, who was standing nearby.

"For moon's sake, Lucy, I told you not to put that there," she shouted at her mate, who looked confused.

I shook my head at their antics and went to the pack's garden, where things were being set up. Everything looked ready for tonight's ceremony, and nothing could make me happier.

"Time flies," Daxon said, and I nodded.

"It sure does, buddy, it sure does," I agreed before sighing and putting my hands in the pocket of my trousers.

"Hey man," Nathan said as he came up behind me and gently patted my shoulder, "you okay there?" He asked, and I nodded with a small smile.

"I've never been better," I replied before turning to the little bundle of joy in his arms, a sharp pain stinging my heart at the thought of what could have been.

"Our mindlink still vibrates with life, remember? And her body hasn't decayed either. W