All we can do is hope that we don’t die in the process and that in the end, there will be a light at the end of the tunnel…our true happiness. . . . I opened my eyes to the sunlight that streamed through the gaps in the curtains. It was directly in my eyes and I could not help but groan at the disturbance and then I felt it. The bed reacted to my groan, it wrapped it’s hands tighter around my waist and pulled me...pulled me closer. I felt a strong sturdy chest behind me with a strong heartbeat, he buried his face in the crook of my neck and inhaled deeply. It was the bond. And it scared me. Our position was so intimate that my cheeks heated up and I tried to untangle his hands from my body but he did not budge. “Stay...” just one word he said made me stay put. His voice was deep,