Epilogue
“Do you think our lives will be any easier from here on out?” Alina asked her mate as they lie in bed hours later, worn out and yet utterly satisfied. The soft light from the few candles still burning brought a warm glow to the otherwise dark chamber.
“I would be a fool to think such a thing, beloved.”
“Do you think we will have many adventures?” She grinned up at him with her chin propped up on his chest. Her face was still flushed and she look thoroughly well loved.
He chuckled and ran his fingers through her bed mused hair. “I hope that we do. I hope that we are a force for good in this world. I hope that we lead a pack that will always stand for what is right and never back away when others will not fight.”
“We will,” Alina said confidently.
“So sure?” He smiled.
“Somet
