Bella’s wolf form shimmered, and slowly, she shifted back, the silver fur receding to reveal her delicate, exhausted human body. Asher reacted quickly, shrugging off his jacket and wrapping it around her. He hadn’t expected her shift, and it dawned on him, in a brief flash of panic, that she had no clothes to protect her from the chill or his own roving gaze. Plus, that Henry was in the cave as well! But more than that, he was overcome with awe as she looked up at him with tears glistening in her eyes.
“Mate!” she whispered, her voice trembling with emotion. She reached up, cupping his face, and Asher saw everything he felt mirrored in her expression. “You are my mate.”
He brushed a soft kiss across her lips, barely able to contain his joy. “Yes, Bella,” he murmured. “We are.”
Her eyes
