Layla
We were nearing the Moon Stone pack territory again and to say my head was spinning is a bit of an understatement for what I was experiencing. Ember had awakened not long after we had left the motel and was quite smug about the success of her plan. Initially, I hesitated when she requested privacy with Ares, and it seems I should have trusted my instincts.
I was well aware she had fully forgiven him, but to go as far as to mark him, thereby forcing my hand to do so as well, was unexpected. Am I furious with him at this moment? Not particularly. But that's not the point. I can't deny that her completing the bond brings a peculiar sense of peace to me. Being able to occasionally hear his thoughts and feel the whirlwind of emotions within him has alleviated some of the tension that d
