8 How about you crawl up here and sit on my face? Grief drowned me as I held on to my mate's body. I wasn't ready to let go, couldn't believe what just happened. Holding her to my chest with my right arm, I cupped her cheek with my left hand, resting our foreheads against each other's like we had after our first kiss. A sob wrenched out of me, breaking the hold I had on my emotions. Tears welled up, then spilled over and ran down my cheeks. Nothing could change what I'd done or how I'd failed to protect my mate. After the bond to Kat broke completely, I couldn't push myself to let go of her. She was my one and only. I don't know how long I held her like that, but it felt like forever, and nothing at the same time. An itch started along my back, but I ignored it. My own comfort meant n

