The sun beats down on my bare back and I groan, not ready to leave my mates arms. Yesterday had been extremely exhausting from beginning to end. With the Luna ceremony, discovering my abilities and then Opal’s arrival. I wanted to just close my eyes, sleep and pretend everything was okay. If you ignore all your problems, they go away, right? I should really find myself a therapist. “I won’t be able to let you out of my sight, I hope you know that.” Ryker whispers in my ear as he pulls me tighter against his bare chest. Everything Opal had said, mainly the part about most of us dying, has him really spooked. “My love, she did say she saw a future with us having many pups, that has to mean something,” I point out, trying to relieve him of some stress. “She also saw a future where we are a

