I awoke in the pitch darkness with a start. The nightmare that awoke me vanished in an instant, but the grogginess from the sudden shift from the land of nod lingered for a few seconds until I remembered where I was. I turned my head and smiled as I saw Noah asleep peacefully a gentle smile on his lips. I wriggled out carefully from under his arm; he moaned and shifted slightly but didn't wake up. I leaned over and kissed him on the forehead, struck again by the intensity of my feelings. I had heard the stories of fated mates, of course we all had and there were several in my, I mean my father's pack, but until it happens you can't understand. Until now I didn't honestly understand the capacity I had to love, And it just got stronger with every minute I was with him. Those first moments in
