Adra POV As we reach the wood line, he is cradling me in his arms and I feel so safe and comfortable as he stops I look up at him as he lowers his head brushes his lips lightly across mine and sets me down on my feet. I just have to touch his chest, I just have to touch him. If I can’t feel the mate bond fully yet and I feel the loss of his touch like I am missing a part of myself, I just can’t imagine how much more intense it’s going to be after my birthday, I think to myself. As I take in his rock-hard chest I realize he is tattooed completely down to the V of his hips which makes me gasp quietly looking at his rock-hard 8-pack I realize I have a heat building in my lower belly again. I look at him and say quietly “I was going to take you to the lake to speak privately as no one goes th