(Lumi) I could smell him. My mate...the man who possesses me mind, body, and soul. All of my entirety. At first, I thought it was another dream. I wondered if all of it was made up in my weakened mind out of desperation. But once that warmth started to soak into me, I knew it was real. My mate was here, Kassius was dead, and I was the one who killed him. "Sterling." I breathed his name, letting my eyes flutter open before lifting my head and turning to look at my mate. "There's my pretty girl. How are you feeling?" He asked gently. Those words he spoke made me pull myself closer to his chest as he stroked my hair lovingly. Apparently, I had been curled up in his lap this entire time. "Better now." I rushed, the fact that he was here making all of that fear disappear in an instant