CONNOR POV
My mate.
Safe. Sound. Alive.
And in my arms.
The moment I stepped through that door and saw her, every wound, every ache, every drop of exhaustion vanished. She ran to me like she’d been waiting her entire life, and when she hit my chest, it felt like the world finally stopped spinning.
Then she kissed me.
And I swear, my heart nearly gave up right there.
Her lips were soft, frantic, trembling against mine. It wasn’t the kind of kiss you think about—it was the kind that takes you apart, that rewires your entire soul. Every second of that battle, every scream, every claw and shadow and drop of blood… gone.
All that existed was her.
Her breath. Her taste. Her heat.
She wrapped herself around me, legs tight at my waist, fingers tangling in my hair like she needed proof I
