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She blinks once, looks me in the eyes for a beat and then nods.

I move to get off the bed, to let her get comfortable so she can get some sleep, but her hand on my arm stops me.

“Don’t leave.”

“You need to sleep. I’ll sleep in the living room.”

She shakes her head. “Please. Stay with me.”

As soon as she said the word ‘please’ there’s no way I could deny her.

I climb back onto the bed, my arm around her waist, holding her to me as she lays her head against the pillow.

My damn wolf actually sighs. If the bastard could, I know he’d be smiling.

Mate.

I pull Emery into me, leaving no space for even air to pass between our bodies. Within a matter of minutes, her breathing slows as she falls into a deep slumber.

Instead of sleep, I spend my time counting her inhales and exhales. With my hand across her body, I feel every rise and fall of her chest. I count her breaths and a sense of ease that I’ve never known comes over me.

At least two hours must pass before I, eventually, give in to the closing of my eyelids for the rest I desperately need.

CHAPTER 14

Emery

A stirring in my stomach awakens me.

It’s not quite hunger pangs, though, I am feeling quite famished, despite eating a filling dinner last night.

It’s more like that odd feeling I’ve had for the past couple of days. Like there’s a weird presence inside of my body.

I pause and think about how ridiculous that thinking is. Learning about a whole species I never believed existed must be getting to me. There’s nothing inside of me. I’m just feeling off because of everything that’s taken place in the past few days.

Instead of letting my thoughts dwell on the impossible, I circle my gaze around the room, and then the window. From my position on the bed, with a slight tilt of my head, I can see the morning sky. The tops of the beautiful rust-colored mountains in the distance are barely visible.

While the morning light makes its appearance, the moon remains high in the sky, for all to see.

A memory from my childhood flashes across my mind. Every now and again, I would spend hours staring at the night moon. It fascinated me for some reason. Both Ashley and me.

Before I can question or think more about this resurfaced memory, my stomach growls. It’s not loud but as soon as it happens a strong hand spreads across my belly.

“You’re hungry,” a deep voice says in my ear causing a chill to race down my spine. It’s as if all of the dormant neurons in my body come alive.

My pussy lips clench from recalling the way Chance’s mouth felt on me.

I turn onto my back to see what has to be the most beautiful sight a woman has ever woken up to.

Chance adjusts his body. He’s now hovering above me, his long locks, creating a curtain around us.

I’m cocooned in his extreme warmth as his arms brace either side of my body. I reach up and run my fingers through his hair. All while keeping my gaze pinned on his pink lips.

The same lips and mouth that brought me so much pleasure the night before.

“You’re so warm,” I say as I snuggle my body into his.

His lips part, his tongue making an albeit brief but noticeable appearance before he replies, “Shifters have warmer body temperatures than humans.”

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