After a few minutes, I turned and faced my mate with a new smile. He smiled back; his face showed so many emotions: happiness, relief, and so much. I approached Aerys, and he wrapped an arm around my waist. He kissed my temple, and we walked back to the pack silently.

" I love you, Elizabeth," Aerys said after a long silence. I looked at him and answered, as sure as day, 

" I love you," 

Five years later. 

" Bloody fuck," my almost three-year-old son facepalmed when he dropped his ...