Bethany glided through the sky silently. The tingles through the mate bond where Joshua touched her thick hide were exhilarating and frustrating. She wanted him more than she thought she would ever want anyone. However, their relationship was still strained. It was better, but there were times when she found Joshua to be an insufferable jerk and wanted to ask Tyson to banish him from Obsidian. Other times, like now, all she wanted was to mark one another so their bond was sealed.
She had felt him set up on her back. Bethany glanced over her shoulder to see him looking up at the sky and out over the horizon. A broad smile was plastered on his face as he gazed in wonderment at the sight. That made Bethany chuckle as she slowly drifted downward to her favorite shore on the north lake. When s
