I packed a small basket josh Elijah and myself. I wanted some Romantic time with my mate. So I planned a Romantic sunset picnic with him. "Baby girl, I want my mate too!" Rhe whined at me. "I know Rhea. I hope we BOTH can get a piece of our mate tonight. we've had to wait for our shift for the full moon. Now that its finally here we do our shift a pack run then you and your mate can go at it all night" I remind her. "And I plan on it." she says sassy Elijah was already there when I reached the clearing, the soft glow of the setting sun wrapping him in gold. He’d laid out a thick blanket beneath the old oak, the grass flattened where he’d carefully smoothed it with his hands. The scent of him—pine, warmth, and something unmistakably mine—pulled a quiet sigh from my chest. “There you

