"You are my Luna, Maren" I growled, letting Fenris peek through my voice to give her security. "And an Alpha is nothing without his partner. I knew perfectly well what would happen when I brought you to this mansion tonight. I knew that by marking you I would have to leave my life. And I am more than willing to give that and more for you."
"It’s not fair to you" she sobbed, resting her forehead on my chest.
Maren looked at me, processing the magnitude of my sacrifice. I drew her toward me in a protective embrace, feeling how her tears wet my chest.
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MAREN’S POV
I didn't know at what moment my eyelids finally surrendered to exhaustion, but the light filtering through the heavy curtains in Thorne's room woke me up abruptly.
I yawned, stretching my limbs with a lazy slowness, feeling
