Chapter 16
16 MEGAN I n fact, he’s silent for so long that I feel like an asshole for saying anything. For confronting what we’ve both been skirting around for the past two weeks. “I’m sorry,” I finally say. “I know I’m not the mate you wanted, but I shouldn’t have said that.” His hand squeezes on […]
Chapter 15
15 MEGAN I weep uncontrollably, burying my face in the snow like a child. “Come, come,” Cashol says in the gentlest voice. “Your tears hurt my heart, my mate.” He rolls me onto my back, and when I can’t bear to look him in the eye, scoops me up and carries me, bridal style. “Let […]
Chapter 14
14 MEGAN W e don’t go hunting the next morning, and I can’t say I’m disappointed. I know my strengths, and I’m pretty sure hunting isn’t one of them, but I can’t exactly turn it down. Not after Cashol pointed out how much I could “learn.” I feel as if he’s quietly chiding me for […]
Chapter 13
13 MEGAN I t’s funny. I thought resonance would solve all my problems. I thought once I resonated, I’d be so bowled over with everything that all my anxieties would go away. I’d be so blown away with lust for my mate and happiness with the pregnancy that I’d finally feel like part of the […]
Chapter 12
12 CASHOL E veryone in the cavern is helping themselves to medicinal tea the next morning, talking in low voices, and sleeping in. I want nothing more than to strut through the cave and bask in the admiration of my fellow hunters, but I will hear their teasing words some other time. Instead, I watch […]
Chapter 11
11 MEGAN A fter I finish cleaning my hands, I lean forward and give him a brief kiss. Maybe it’s the girl in me that wants to see how he reacts when I try to kiss him with cum-breath, but he kisses me back just as eagerly, just as hungry as before. He doesn’t care […]
Chapter 10
10 MEGAN H e sure makes it easy to flirt with him. I sit back on my heels and pull my tunic over my head, deciding to move things along. He sucks in a breath at the sight of my naked breasts. I know from experience and being around the other women that the sa-khui […]
Chapter 9
9 MEGAN I blink. I’m getting nowhere with him. A new idea occurs to me. “Are you waiting for me to make the first move?” He scoffs. “Of course not.” But his gaze lands on our joined hands, and I can feel his tail twitching. There’s such aching need in his gaze that it’s baffling. […]
Chapter 8
8 MEGAN M y new cave—the one I’m going to share with Cashol for the rest of my life—feels entirely too small. I stare up at the ceiling, unable to sleep, and constantly, permanently aware of Cashol at my side. His big presence is everywhere, and there’s no corner I can escape to without being […]
Chapter 7
7 CASHOL I take her small foot in my lap and carefully unwrap her boot, removing the leather laces and unwinding them with great care, then tugging her foot free. Her toes wriggle the moment they are exposed to air, and I laugh at the sight of them. “Look at how tiny this extra toe […]