Several hours later Trelon woke to the feel of a soft hand caressing his face. Trelon kept his eyes closed for several minutes. He was enjoying the feeling of waking for the first time with his mate by his side. It took a moment for him to realize she had transformed back into her human body. Trelon opened his large eyes and looked down on the ground under his wing at the tiny body still pressed up against his.
“You are so beautiful,” Cara said as she lay in the shade of his wing. She stroked her hand along his face, which he had tucked down near her. “I don’t think I’ll ever get tired of seeing you this way.”
Trelon puffed out a small, warm breath, causing Cara’s hair to fly out around her head.
Cara giggled as she continued stroking him along his jaw and over one ear. “You like this,
