My mate was marked. Finally. And she looked beautiful. It felt like my heart might explode with the amount of love I felt for her. Aspen had truly picked up the pieces of my broken heart and helped me heal. She did it softly with humor and kindness. I couldn’t love her more if I tried. After she fell asleep, I wrapped my arms around her and watched her sleep for a while. When I finally got up to grab a warm towel to clean her up, she didn’t even stir. I figured she would be in a deep sleep for at least 12 hours, probably longer and feel ill when she woke up.
When she publicly claimed me in front of the pack and put Ashleigh in her place, I knew. All of my doubts and misgivings fled as soon as she kissed me and whispered the magic words. Fvck! Marking was out of this world. The pleasure w
