“I had hoped you would be a little more healed before having to deal with this but you did it and you’re better for it.” I wasn’t used to him and his open heart, but now that I have it, I don’t ever want anything else from him. We had played the game, giving and taking from one another. This was a piece of him I hadn’t allowed myself to have. This version of him that had defended my honor to Cove. The version that claimed me as his mate. This version altered my scent and claimed me as the other half of his soul.
