Chapter Fifty-Five
Mating had helped her body heal. Her heart still hurt and I knew that I was breaking it further. I stepped closer to her, laying the dress on the bed before I wrapped my arms around her waist. Pulling her body tightly against mine. There were so many things that I wanted to say to her, I’d been raised not to show emotions that they were for the weak. Being with her. Claiming her had made me feel things that I never thought I would feel. I’d never wanted a mate, but now I didn’t want to let her go.
“I will make it safe for you.” I pressed my lips against the top of her head as her shoulders shook. “I promise you, with everything that I am.”
She moved her thin arms, wrapping them around me. Holding me close as she breathed my scent in. I loved the way I smelled of her n
