All the hurt, all the uncertainty, all the emptiness vanishes the second that Kai hears the words. His fingers on the phone tighten and he takes a deep breath in. He is no longer alone. Ember feels the same way, he doesn’t have to worry about her leaving or her finding her mate because she already chose him.
She didn’t choose future alpha Kai, she didn’t choose the position.
She chose 'just Kai'.
He knows how big a decision that is for her, she is turning her back on everything she knows for him. That is how much he means to her.
Ember is nervous at Kai’s pause. She is so in love and can’t imagine her life without him, but did she rush it? Was she too forward? Was her request too extreme?
She opens her mouth but words escape her as her hazy eyes stare off into the distance.
“I want t
