I woke up, startled. It took me a few minutes to remember what had happened when I drifted off to sleep. I smiled as I realized that I had found, mated, and marked my mate. I'm sure that plenty of people would think that we were moving too fast. Even Master Ahllan had told me to take it easy, but my Empathy made it easy for me to know what Sam really wanted. And now that we're fully mated, I would make sure to keep him happy for the rest of our lives. I stretched, and then wiggled out of his embrace. I made my way over to the bathroom to do my morning routine. My phone said that it was just before 5. We had fallen asleep just a few hours ago, yet I found that I was wide awake.
I stepped into the shower, and almost immediately felt arms wrap themselves around my waist. I turned to
