NATALIA
We spent the night just holding each other, basking in each other’s presence, and the strength of our newly solidified bond. Having his arms around me, knowing that he is not going anywhere in the morning, is probably the best feeling I could have.
That’s when a new thought hits me. Max probably has to leave. I snuggle into his body tighter, just wishing that I could keep him here by sheer will alone; neither of us leaving this bed for the foreseeable future. But he is the Beta. And he has responsibilities. I sigh, wondering how I am going to keep it together later, when I am so close to falling apart right now at just the thought of him leaving me again.
“What’s wrong, Aly?” his sleepy voice whispers, his warm breath blowing wisps of my hair into my face.
“I am just not rea
