Nyx's POV
I tried to obey but my lungs wouldn't work properly and everything felt too intense, too much. I could feel every plane of his body against mine, could feel the hard muscle of his chest and stomach, could feel his heart beating steady and strong against my back where mine was failing.
"That's it." His arm tightened across my ribs. "Match my breathing. In and out."
His chest expanded against my back and I felt it, felt the rise and fall of his breathing, and tried to match it. Tried to focus on that instead of the fact that I was completely bare and he was completely bare and we were pressed together in a way that made the mate bond scream for more.
Heavy furs settled over us, trapping the heat building between our bodies. The healer's footsteps retreated and then a door close
