I close my eyes, making more tears spill, and I hold on to him tight as I wait for the effect of the mate bond to take hold and cement everything. For things to… click as they are put in the right places. However, a few seconds pass and nothing seems to happen, so I frown and open my eyes to see him watching me with an inscrutable expression.
“W-What..?”
He shrugs. “I believe your wolf has to accept too, Maeve. It’s not just you,” his eyes seem to turn sad and I feel guilty for erasing the laughter that used to be there. “It’s never just us, you know. Our spirit wolves are a huge part of shifters and at the moment you’re missing a big piece.”
What the heck!? Talk about raining on my parade! “But… but I can’t bring her back… I mean, I don’t know how to…” I stutter, feeling my happiness b
