Ember Frost's POV
“I promise you, it’s true,” Orion said, resting his palm lightly against my forehead, his gaze steady and warm. “You mean more to me than anything. Even if my father wanted me to return for a ceremony or to claim a title, I’d stay right here with you—unless you asked me to leave, my love.”
Okay… so did the Moon Goddess really make every single he-wolf this impossibly charming, or did she save the best one just for me? Was this her way of making up for Owen’s ruthless rejection?
“But…”
“Uhm… never mind,” I said, letting my head drop slightly. “It’s your responsibility. I won’t let my impatience hold you back.”
He opened his mouth, but I cut him off with a grin. “Alright, don’t act like the world’s ending. Four days isn’t forever. I’m perfectly capable of handling a s
