"You're okay." He whispers out, his tears falling from his eyes and onto my cheek. I smile, slowly reaching up to brush away his tears with shaking fingers as my whole body relaxes into his touch. I am safe with him, secured in his arms knowing he will take me away from this god-awful place.
"I'm sorry." He sobs out, pressing his forehead against mine and breathing in my scent.
"I let them take you. I will never let it happen again." He continues, placing a soft kiss on my forehead. I smile, my heart skipping a beat at the gentleness. No wolf has ever been this gentle to me. They always treated me like an object to claim or an obstacle to train. But here is Caden, holding me, kissing me and allowing himself to be vulnerable with me.
"You didn't let them take me." I croak out, my
