Chapter 11
Gabriel lay sprawled on his back, Cassie tucked up tight against his body as she slept. She murmured and shifted in her sleep, throwing her arm across his chest and hugging him tightly. Seeking warmth and comfort, the exact things a mate should provide.
Reaching out to brush a curl of flame that tumbled from Cassie’s face, Gabriel struggled to contain the surge of protectiveness that rose inside him. It had only been two months since he’d marked her, made Cassie his mate in the shifter way.
His ring glinted on her finger, a symbol of the promises Gabriel had made Cassie. The name Thorne, given to chase away memories of her own loveless family. A summer wedding in the year to come, made doubly thrilling when Echo and Rhys had accepted Cassie’s invitation to make it a double fe
