Leonard POV I am making excellent progress with Gloria. The more time she spends with me, the stronger the pull of the mate bond will be. We chatted while we ate, and I was pleased to find we had so much in common. She is incredibly knowledgeable about the supernatural way of life and werewolf traditions. It's clear she took the time to equip herself with knowledge, all to help Hunter and his pack as much as she possibly could. That man was a f*****g i***t to let her go. But his idiotic mistake is the greatest blessing of my life. Now, I get to keep this beautiful, perfect woman at my side for the rest of my life, and even after. I could see the exhaustion finally catching up to her, and she drifted off right in the middle of my explanation on pack dynamics. I watch her sleep, gently mov

