"Will you invite your alpha into your nest?" Marku's words rang in my ears as I held Alistair's gaze. Would I? Should I? My body was saying yes, but my mind was balking a bit at the idea. It was true that Alistair and I had gotten much closer. However, letting him in my safe haven seemed even more intimate. I wasn't sure I was prepared to take that leap in our relationship yet. But when I remembered how he kissed me under the oak tree, how both of us were lost in our passion; I was a goner. My heart yearned for him, the very bond demanding his presence, his love. I realized that only my fear of the unknown prevented me from embracing him. I nodded, and Alistair blurred through the room, his movements so fast my eyes couldn't keep up with him. He ended up next to us, and then his mouth