Riley woke to silver light.
It pulsed beneath her skin. Faint but visible. Like her blood had turned to moonlight.
She sat up, staring at her hands.
"It's the bond." Grayson's rough voice beside her. He was already awake, watching her with those intense silver eyes. "It's complete now."
Last night flooded back. The claiming. The marking. The way they'd consumed each other until nothing existed but them.
Riley touched her neck. Felt the raised mark where Grayson had bitten her. The mate mark. Permanent.
"No regrets?" he asked quietly.
"None." She kissed him. Felt the bond sing between them. "You?"
"Never." His hand cupped her face. "You're mine now. Forever."
"And you're mine."
The tenderness shattered when Noah burst through the door.
"Alpha! We have—" He stopped. Looked at Rile
