(Colton’s POV)
I wake up before the sun, restless and already missing my mate. It’s insane — we only met yesterday — but something deep inside me aches when she’s not near. I have a feeling this is only going to get worse once we mark each other.
I picture her by the waterfall, the morning light hitting her skin, the strength in her small frame. I remember touching her arm, feeling the sparks dance through my fingertips, the way her muscles tightened under my hand. Those bright purple eyes could bring me to my knees. She’s everything I ever wanted in a mate — fierce, wild, and real.
I step into a cold shower, trying to cool down and clear my head, but it doesn’t help much. Blaze isn’t making it any easier either; he keeps sending me flashes of her — that smile, the way she looked at me
