“How is this possible?” Lily asked, absentmindedly running her fingers through Finn’s hair. “Finding a second mate is practically unheard of.”
He shook his head. “I don’t know.” The corner of his lip tipped up. “But I’m glad it’s you.”
“I was starting to worry….”
“What?” Finn asked, his eyebrows lifting in curiosity. When she didn’t answer him, he rolled them over again and pushed himself up on one forearm so that his weight wasn’t completely on her. “Please tell me.”
“I was starting to think that you didn’t feel that way about me,” she admitted reluctantly.
Finn sighed, his blue eyes turning guilty. “I was scared to let you get too close,” he explained. “But I promise that I care about you that way.”
“Really?” Lily hated that she needed so much reassurance, but she wasn’t able to
