Freya's Pov
The sun came up too soon.
I woke up in Dane's arms. He had me curled up close, like he was guarding me. He hardly slept, I felt him wake up a few times in the night, just to make sure I was still okay, still breathing.
"Morning," I said softly.
He held me tighter for a second. "Morning."
"I have to get up. Training with Elder Miriam."
"I know." But he didn't let go.
"Dane."
"Just five more minutes." He put his face in my neck. "Please."
I gave in and ran my fingers through his hair. "Okay. Five minutes."
We stayed quiet. The mate bond buzzed with his leftover fear and my own guilt for scaring him.
At last, he let me go. "I'm coming with you to training."
"Dane..."
"No arguing." His eyes looked into mine, still a bit gold. "You don't go anywhere alone. That was our
