Ryan's POV
I felt blissful. I was also grinning like an i***t that just won the lottery too. Not a flattering look, but every time I recalled how Clarabell and I became intertwined, I felt lucky. Clarabell was in my arms when I woke up the following morning, just as it should be. Wolves who didn't have a mate would think it was bliss they felt when they f*cked around with whoever they could, but I doubted their blissfulness was comparable to mine. Anyway, “thou shall not boast,” they say. I might have made up the last bit, but I'm too full of euphoria to care right now.
For a brief instant, the world outside didn't matter as her body warmed against mine and her gentle breaths were steady. I took a deep breath to keep the memories of her in my mind, to sear them there.
However, reality h
