POV: Hope
Sitting up quickly, I clawed at my throat gasping for air. Hands grabbed me from behind. Before I could shift, I smelled my mate's scent.
"Hope! It's me." Tim hugged me to his chest. "Baby, I thought I had lost you."
My mom and dad stepped into view. My mom's swollen eyes let me know she'd been crying. "Mom, why are you crying?" I accept Tim's hand and rise to my feet. My mom sweeps me into her arms. "I'm just happy you're awake, honey."
I move back to Tim's side as Dad wipes away Mom's tears. Tim checks me all over, then kisses me soundly. "Girl, if you ever scare me like that again...." his voice trails off. He snags me into another bear hug.
"Young Alpha, kindly let the girl breathe." said a voice I've never heard. I glance over Tim's shoulder and gasp. The most beauti
