Gabriel I laid beside her, trying to gather what was left of me after that earth shattering climax. I had never experienced such euphoria before, and that was saying something. I knew what we just experienced was something extraordinary and I knew I would never be the same. I couldn’t deny our bond scared me, and I knew what the consequences were if I allowed this to go any further, which meant I had to put some distance between us no matter how hard it was. She was meant for me. She somehow knew everything I needed, even if I didn’t know I needed it at the time. It was like she had been built specifically for me. The truths I had been told about never being able to have a true and honest mating bond because of what I was were becoming harder to

