Winston's Pov
As the night wore on and the pack members dispersed to their homes, Elizabeth and I found ourselves in the privacy of our own room. The air was thick with a potent mixture of emotions, relief, gratitude, and a growing sense of intimacy. We had faced a challenging day, and it had brought us closer than ever before.
For once, I could tell that the closeness was bounded to be something that was just naturally there. I wanted to be within the same space that she was in, just as I was very sure that she wanted to be just close to me as she could ever get.
We stood by the closed door, our eyes locked in a silent exchange. The weight of our unspoken desires hung in the air, a tension that had been building for far too long. It was as if the events of the day had heightened our
