Brax POV
“That was….” Talia giggled, tracing circles on his solid chest while her head rested on his shoulder.
“Yeah, it was,” Brax chuckled. They’d been sleeping together every now and then for a while. Being both single and Alphas meant they had urges other wolves couldn’t quite scratch. They both knew it was just that and nothing more.
“You were a bit rougher than usual. I liked it,” Talia whispered in his ear. It had taken Brax a long time after Amber’s death before he could sleep with anyone else. The thought alone had felt like betrayal, and the first few times had done nothing to lessen that feeling.
He let his hand trail lightly down her arm, a silent appreciation for her — for her strength, her steadiness — but the ache in his chest told him what he already knew.
It wasn’t th
