Cornelia smiled at him, the same smile she had given him when they first met, at least she tried. The feeling of it felt foreign on her lips but they felt good. She didn't have to be afraid anymore, he wouldn't judge her for who or what she was. He said her loved her.
"You mean it?" She whispered into the quiet, only their matching heartbeats echoed, "You really love me?"
"Yes, I mean it more than anything in life," he pressed, "That night when we parted ways I came back to pack but I couldn't stop thinking about you. I asked Derek to look for you everywhere, I couldn't show it but I was hurting inside. As an Alpha I had to fulfil my duties, that's the reason I chose Teagan to mate with me. She was strong, that was the only reason. I didn't love her. My heart always belonged to you."
