He was her mate, Carrie thought. She couldn’t believe it. She'd been yearning for this moment for so long, and now that it was here. She didn’t know what to do with herself. She felt all kinds of emotions that made her body buzz with excitement.
It was finally happening, she thought, as tears prickled her eyes. She sniffed, wiping them away with her other.
“What’s wrong?” Maverick asked, looking down at her. He removed his hand from hers, and made to wipe her cheek. Carrie reached for it, not ready to let him go just yet. She wanted them to be connected somehow - she craved closeness and his touch. She wished they were alone so that she could tell him - tell him everything that was happening inside her. She could feel Hera's need to be with her mate. That moment when he had been right t
