~Aliyah's POV~
My heart started racing so hard it almost hurt, and my breath caught in my throat. We had been together for five days…
Five days of kissing. Of holding each other like we were afraid the other would disappear. Of loving each other in ways I never thought were possible after everything we had been through.
So many times, he told me he would protect me. That he cared for me. That I mattered to him. But love…
Love was different.
This was the first time he had said it out loud.
“Am I not capable of love?”
He asked after pulling his lips away from mine, and the sudden loss of his warmth made a soft whine escape me before I could stop it.
My chest tightened. I shook my head slowly.
“You are capable of everything I ever imagined my mate would be,” I whispered, my voice
