Aidan rolled over on his side and stroked Rhiannon’s back, who was sleeping curled up, her hair, once again white, strewn across the pillow.

The padded room had been perfect for initiating the mating with her, but it was not enough. After that, they had gotten to the sea, the sand, the forest, the living room...

It was hard to count the number of times they had bonded, but it was getting harder to get his Alpha out every time, it seemed that just with the girl’s touch his whole body seemed to awaken.

Finally, Akela and Raksha had also needed to regain their strength and the lycans had taken them back so they could rest.

Aidan sighed uneasily, there was so much, so much he didn’t know. He examined Rhiannon’s body, seeing the countless scars she bore; he could recognize each one he had given her over the years, between fights with the resistance, hunts or stupid things. If he had known he could hurt her every time he did that, he would never have put his skin on the line just to protect