On the ride back to the estate, Emily kept stealing glances at the ring her beloved had offered her. She couldn’t help the s**t-eating grin she sported… she was that happy and then some.
Sure, to the supernatural world - to which she now belonged - she was his mate, and there was no bond as precious or as sacred. But until recently, she was human - 100% human - and with the mindset of one. Getting a ring - even if it was a promise and not an engagement ring - meant a lot to her.
“A penny for your thoughts, dorgoy?” Theodore asked after some silence.
“I’m just happy,” she told him sincerely. “Absurdly happy.”
“You never said you wished for a ring,” he said almost in reprimand. And then, in a pensive tone, he added, “but then again you don’t usually ask for much.”
Emily shook her he
