Draven POV
“So what happened next?”I asked as we walked hand in hand. For the first time, Elena had asked to come along on my nightly patrol of the pack borders.
I’d refused at first. Though the chances of anything going wrong were pretty small, there were still real concerns and I didn’t want to put her in harms way.
A few hundred kisses and a dozen puppy eyed looks later, I gave in and allowed her to come with me, but not before she agreed to stick closely to me at all times.
At first I hadn’t really known what to expect, but a few minutes into patrol and she was already filling me in on how she’d spent her day.
I didn’t mind though. Somehow, walking with her like this made it feel less like work and more like a relaxing stroll.
I traced circles lightly on the back of her hand,
