Alexis
I felt Kai coming before I heard him—the mate bond flared hot in my chest like a struck match, causing Sasha to stir beneath my skin with anticipation. The air in our cottage started dancing before he even touched the door handle, water droplets condensing out of nowhere to catch the lamplight like scattered diamonds.
God, he was beautiful when he stumbled through the door, all lean muscle and barely contained power even though he was exhausted from a day of training.
My heart clenched at the sight of him—blond hair wild from sparring, fresh bruises blooming across his shoulders where his tank top didn’t quite cover them. I watched with rapt attention as his body healed all his scrapes and bruises one by one. The mate bond pulsed with his bone-deep weariness, but there was stee
