My eye lids fluttered open. I was warm and safe and all I wanted to do was go back to sleep, but the shock of Ivy kept me from doing so. As the sleep cleared I realized I was staring straight into Axel’s eyes. Instead of having me tucked beneath his chin now, our foreheads were touching as he studied me. “Hi,” he whispered his breath tickling my lips. I was red again I know it. “Hi,” I whispered back. I didn’t want to move at the moment. I was content just staying where I was in this one perfect moment. But of course, those types of moments are never meant to actually last. ‘We must train.’ ‘Oh, you’re speaking to me again? Why do you wanna train, Ivy?’ The wolf went silent for a long moment. ‘Because, the one I thought was my mate, was not. I have not been rejected as I had previously

