“You don’t need to tell me more of the story. I don’t want to see you hurting again.”
I read the words twice. My eyes stung.
I cupped her face with both hands. “You’re too good for me, baby girl.”
She shook her head, eyes shiny.
I leaned in and kissed her slow, gentle, full of everything I couldn’t say. Her lips were soft and warm. She kissed me back like she was trying to pour all her comfort into me.
When we pulled apart, I rested my forehead against hers.
“Thank you,” I whispered. “For being here. For not running from my mess.”
She smiled that small, shy smile that always made my chest feel lighter.
Then my head snapped up.
A voice suddenly spoke inside my head, sharp and damn urgent.
It was Blade through the wolf mind link.
“Alpha, bad news. Warriors from Thunder Pack just
