The sweetest taste touches my lips and my eyes close of their own accord. Lights dance in my mind as the connection to my mate strengthens and my heart gets what it has so desired. My mate back in my arms and in my life. The kiss is full of heat and hope and I have no desire for it to end. It is far more than I had hoped to get in this lifetime. When she pulls away from the kiss I don't know how to act.

My hands fidget at my sides as my fingertips play with my knives. Seeing that my brother has borne witness to the...