Ty gazed into her eyes, his heart bleeding for the sorrow he saw reflected there. Bending, he captured her lips, kissing her as if there were no tomorrow. He wanted to pull the sadness away from her, set it ablaze, and cast the ashes to the wind so that it could never touch her again.
Ella deserved happiness. She was a beautiful, strong woman with an incredibly magnificent soul. Her spirit and her love for her people captured his heart, and he wanted to protect her from all the horrors that lurked in the dark shadows.
He knew their journey would be dangerous. Ella was right to be wary of some of the shifters out there, those like Isabella Wyland, who would try to capture Ella for their own selfish purposes. There were those who would try to exploit the humans for their own greed. That wa
