TEDDY
Every moment brought a pleasure I hadn't known until now. I supported and provided for my mate. That changed something within an apex predator like me. It granted me a deeper sense of purpose.
The way her face brightened. The way she bypassed cutlery, diving in like she couldn’t resist—
Goddess, give me strength.
Something in my chest had locked in tight right then.
She needed someone, not a cage or control.
She needed someone to care for her without breaking her.
And I was already all in.
It didn’t matter that she didn’t know it yet, or that she was human.
It didn’t matter that this would be complicated as hell; I had no idea how to woo anyone, much less a human girl.
She was mine.
Mine.
The thought settled deep—solid, immovable. Now I just had to avoid screwing this up.
