***Zane***
My heart nearly skips a beat when I see Talia open her eyes for the first time since she fell unconscious in the car, her warm brown irises resembling swirls of chocolate and honey. How I missed those beautiful eyes of hers.
I don’t waste any time and kiss her, needing to feel the tenderness of her soft plump lips against mine after all these agonizing hours lying in wait. Guilt bubbles in my chest, however, and I pull away to reassure her of my feelings.
"I-l love y-you too," I murmur, Talia’s eyes filling with tears as she cups my cheeks to kiss me again.
It does not escape me that her touch feels different, that the sparks are a little stronger as they tingle across my skin. Even her scent is more prominent, my nostrils filling with the soothing scent of lavender and rain.
Something is different, Grayson says, growing restless as I hold Talia in my arms. She feels different,
Neither of us can quite understand what it is so we chalk up the strange intensity of our bond to me missing her these past few nights and I reluctantly pull away from Talia’s lips. Her eyes flicker from side to side and she goes very still, as if trying to listen to something. The only sounds I hear are the sounds of the River Moon clinic nurses and technicians walking up and down the halls
"Where... where are we? How long have I been out?" Talia asks, gently cradling her head in her hand and blinking very hard.
"Ugh and what is that sound?"
"W-what sound?" I ask, Talia looking up at me in confusion.
"You don’t hear it?" She replies, looking around for the source.
"Hear w-what?"
"The purring," she says, her eyes scanning the dimly lit room.
"Is there a cat in here?"
The only p***y I see is-
up, I snap, Grayson
and I both go very quiet, Kota’s light snoring the
hear it?" she hisses in a loud whisper, grabbing onto
rests her bare hand
lets her finger glide across my arms, her touch leaving
she murmurs. "Oh Goddess, I did it." She feels her arms
I look
and stare at her for a moment, Talia’s cheeks heating up as I scrutinize her features. Aside from the dark circles under her eyes and her tousled curls, she still looks very much the same. Beautiful,
my head at her, but I tuck my fingers under her chin and tilt her head up, forcing her
I whisper, her beautiful smile once again gracing
entire body exploding with sparks the second our lips touch. The sensation startles us and we
that too right?" she asks curiously, carefully inspecting
guess a wolf would feel
what she means but Kota stirs at her side and interrupts my train of thought. Talia looks down at our pup, combing back his hair with her fingers and gently caressing the curves of
poor baby," She whimpers, turning up to look at me.
She says, tears gathering
all
was it, Zane? Who did
I think back to
leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. "It
"Your brother did this?"
me aside to respond, his nostrils flaring as he stares at our
snarls on my behalf, Talia staring back at
quietly, guilt washing over me at the hurt
add, turning away to avoid her
killed him..
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