I sat with Willow on the cliff’s edge for a while,giving her time to read through everything when I heard footstepsapproaching from just beyond where Jack was positioned.
Jack Jr. had long since run off to join the pack,and Jack’s demeanor never changed, so I knew I didn’t have anythingto fear. Mikael stepped into the clearing then, looking just ashandsome as he had on our first official date together, the onethat changed my mind about him in the first place. He still had ascruffy five o’clock shadow covering his jawline, and his eyesshown like two jewels in the moonlight as he closed the distancebetween us. “I came to see if the two of you were going to join uson the rest of the run.”
“I don’t think so,” Willow called back over hershoulder. “Did you know that Aislynn had two daughters of her ownbefore she was killed?” I could see the blush of embarrassment onWillow’s face as she continued to prattle on. “Of course you did,you wrote all of this.” She continued to mumble under her breathwhen she thought my attention was back on Mikael. “Way to be adumbass, Willow. I’ll just prove to mom how totally unworthy ofthis book I am…” she blew out a sigh, and flipped the page,entranced once more, and embarrassment forgotten.
“What about you, my love?” Mikael held out his handto me. I took it, and allowed him to pull me in closer. “Would youlike to get naked and go run wild with me?”
“Ewww, I can still hear you, you know?” Willowcalled out as she flipped another page.
“Let’s leave her to it then.” I offered, and winkedat Jack, who I knew would stay put while Willow was out therereading through the book. His wolf head bobbed in agreement, as ifhe had read my mind, and I took off with Mikael. Once we got downthe trail that led into the forest of our pack lands I willed mywolf to come forth, and we were running side by side in an instant.My white wolf, and his black wolf with silver markings were a deepcontrast to one another, and yet we moved as one unit. My partner.My mate. One third of my life. Happiness had found us at last, andI would do everything in my power to keep it that way for anotherlifetime, if I could.
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