Elora touched his face and leaned in to kiss his lips. Azriel looked at her intrigued, but her next words surprised him, "I believe it is time to return the favor."
"What favor?" he asked, confused.
She smiled at him as she removed his shirt from her body, remaining completely naked in front of him. "To mark you, of course, dear...mate." she said, her voice filled with a sense of finality, her green eyes alight with desire.
Azriel stared at her mouth, his heart pounding in his chest, her words sinking in slowly. He had dreamed of this for so long. When he found her and realized that she was wolfless, he was sad for a moment, but this didn’t stop him from claiming her as his mate.
But now, his heart trembled in excitement, realizing that he would have a full bond with her after this nig
