Everly sighed when she closed the mind link with her mother. She was anxious and excited about her and Ashton marking one another, yet she was ready for them to become mates in every way. They had made plans to mark each other a few times recently, but things kept interrupting them. Today, Evelry would not let anything prevent them from marking one another.
She rolled over in bed and snuggled close to Ashton, who was still asleep. Everly had been angry when they met. She was happy and did not want a mate, but that anger soon melted away. She could not stay angry with her mate, especially when he tried so hard to make her happy.
The faint tapping of toenails on the wood floor caught Everly's attention. It meant that her fey dragon, Violet, was awake and coming to find her. Everly had hop
