*Bryson*

I lay in Ada's bed, unable to control the smile that spread across my face as I pulled her into my arms and curled her against me.

For the first time in my life that I could remember I was blissfully happy. There was nothing else at that moment. Just me and Ada.

Ada panted, as I held her tight, but I could feel the smile that was on her lips as well. Now that I marked her, our connection was even closer, and I was getting the humm of her emotions through the bond ...