Unfortunately, after a while, Jamie and John both woke up. And far too soon, Ash’s hand left me once again. By the way he was clenching his jaw, I could tell he was struggling as well with the loss of body contact between the two of us. The mate bond between us was hard and very strong. I honestly didn’t know how we would be able to keep acting as if we were nothing but strangers towards each other. Mates probably claimed and mated each other within a few hours, a few days tops. While between us, it had been weeks with only a few kisses and touches shared. It was as if the Moon Goddess herself was pushing us together harder and faster than before, telling us to 'get moving' in the process. But as Jamie and John woke up, I could see the three men tense up, as their eyes glazed over a bit, a
