“This is why you are my Luna, my queen… my mate,” Talon said, his laughter low but full of pride as he looked at Diana.
There was something fierce in his eyes.
Not just love.
Respect.
“You don’t need a king to protect you,” he continued, his voice softer now as he pulled her into him. He pressed a kiss to the top of her head, inhaling her scent like it grounded him. “Even though I always say I want to protect you… you can do it yourself.”
He tilted her chin slightly, smiling at her.
“And you do it with that beautiful smile on your face.”
Diana rolled her eyes lightly, but there was warmth there.
Talon chuckled before his expression hardened again as he turned his attention back to Damon.
“You heard my queen,” Talon said, his tone shifting back to Alpha command. “She has already ma
