Life After the Storm

I know that Landon is unsure of letting Ivan stay and not telling anyone. Convincing him wasn't easy. I had to make sure that Ivan would at least make it through the night. I don't know who would do this to him, but they left him for dead. I know that I should not have any compassion for him, but I do. As much as I want to hate him, I just can't.

As I get back to my cabin to check on him, I see that he is still sleeping, but he's breathing. I feel relief coming over me. I can breathe now, knowing that he's going to survive.

"Lily, we need to lay with your mate and cuddle into him."

"Star, you can't expect me to do that." 

"Lily, you have to understand it will help him heal faster and take away some of his pain."

make him feel better in any possible way. As I look at Ivan, all I see is a man who broke me. I'm still healing from what she has done. I Want to

know that you're scared, but he needs

weight on the bed, it creaks. I scoot into him and wrap my arms around him, I feel tingles all over. The nervous

hoping I don't have to run again. As my mind is racing in every direction I don't feel any kind of anxiety, all I feel is relaxation. I can't even remember the last time I felt this good. I know that I'm helping him, but he's also given me a gift of the feeling of just happiness. He is the father of my

forgive him. We are meant

forcing the feelings. We might be destined to be together, but I want to want to be with him and right now, I don't want to be with him, but I don't want

he will be able to make up for all the wrong that he has