Chapter 18Alec awoke safe and warm. For a long while he rested contentedly in his soulmate’s arms, pressing his ear against the giant were-griffin’s chest and surrounding himself in the symphony of heartrate, breath, and purr.
After a long while, however, Alec grew restless. Untangling himself from his mate’s limbs, he rose from their nest and stretched with a groan.
“Mmmrrrf? Why on earth are you awake so damn early?” Tuxtax asked grouchily.
Alec gave a delicate kiss on Tuxtax’s beak. “Go back to sleep, love. You’ve traveled, and transformed, and honeymooned in the past month. You need the rest. I’ll be right outside.”
“Mmmmm…be safe,” the vanth called, curling up on his side, readjusting his wings around himself.
Alec rummaged through his supplies for enough rope to make a belt, the
