Ezio: I looked at my mate who was sleeping in my arms, and though I knew that this was normal for her to be as tired as she was, I wanted her to wake up. Her body was going to need time to process the mating and I knew that her wolf was going to be exhausted by this time. “To think that I was taking you to propose to you,” I whispered to her, smiling at my beauty. I didn’t expect to mark her, I was more than just a little thankful for her. She was my mate, and she was officially mine. And it was something that I wasn’t going to change. “I love you,” I whispered to her, running my finger over her waistline, smiling down at her, knowing that I wasn’t going to change. I kissed her forehead, letting my lips linger there for a few seconds before pulling away to look her in the eye. I got u

