I did not know how long I was unconscious, but I only woke up when I felt a familiar caress that brought chills down my spine. My wolf even alerted me and kept chanting 'mate' in my mind like a broken record.

"Val...?" I was greeted by pitch-black darkness while I felt a thumb gently caressing my face. "Valerian... Is that you?"

I closed my eyes when I felt his lips planted on my forehead. "How are you doing, honeydew?"

I shed tears in the darkness as soon as I heard that voice. "Honeydew..." I stretched out my hand to touch his face. "Is that really you?" I sobbed.

"Yes."...