CHAPTER 19
DAMONMae hurled the ax at the target behind my secluded cabin, the toe of the bit impaling the wood. I stood back, arms crossed over my chest, and blew out a deep breath, just treasuring this moment with her because I knew that being with her wouldn’t last forever. Last night, Mae had nearly broken it off with me, and I hadn’t been able to get it out of my mind.
I loved her, but if I marked her, she wouldn’t be able to survive the shift.
And I couldn’t let her die. I couldn’t.
“Long time, no see,” Samuel said to Mae, walking up behind me.
Mae twirled around, silver-blonde hair swaying in the slight morning breeze, and smiled at him, her rosy cheeks rounding. “Good morning to you too. Didn’t I just see you, like, two, three days ago?”
Samuel cracked a smile at my mate. “Lon
