ELIJAH'S POV I couldn't stop grinning after I woke up this morning. Last night was everything I dreamed it would be and even more. The fact that Elsa was finally allowing me into her space meant she was trusting me more. Which meant we were making progress and becoming closer to each other. I got up early, drew her a bath, and left a protein bar on the table with a good morning note for her before I left to start training with Mark before she would later join us. I walked into the training ground feeling hyper. Mark could immediately tell when I came in that something good must have happened. “For someone Beverly openly challenged his mate, you look too happy. It seems something good happened last night.” He smirked, teasing me. “I don't even want to think about the Beverly thing. I