Abby: The next morning, I woke up to the sun drifting through the curtains. I was curled up against my sleeping mate. The blood transfusion had worked and I was so thankful to feel better. It was like waking up from a bad dream. Nuzzling myself into Nick’s neck, I whispered, “Good morning, Alpha.” I was greeted with the best kind of groan. “It’s been too long since you've done that.” Nick muttered sleepily. “Are you feeling better?” “100%.” I whispered as I threw myself on top of him and started peppering him with soft kisses, his eyes still closed. Reaching his mating mark on his neck, I teased around it before slowly kissing the sentivine spot. The groan of lust I received in return made me smile. “You know, it’s really not fair that you’ve gotten to mark me and I haven’t had the

