Derrick’s wolf started opening his eyes slowly… his vision blurry. He felt loved and safe and wanted… surrounded by his mate’s scent. From the corner of his semi-opened eyes, he could’ve sworn he saw his mate, surrounded by a soft, golden hew… a light flowing from her hands into his body… filing him with warmth and vitality. As his body recovered and he started phasing in stages, the machines hooked to his form went crazy with beeping... the doctors came in rushing, closely followed by his family. You obstinate, illiterate human being... Why are you so steadfast in your refusal to listen to me? MATE was here, in this house, to see us, I swear. When she saw us, her eyes glowed with love, and she even admitted to loving us, and then, as if by magic, she lit up, shining brightly like an ang

