Chapter 39: Angel

I wake to Liam between my legs after having him inside me all night. My body is sore in ways that I could have never imagined but the feeling that I have, both my own and coming from Liam through the bond, brings me a happiness I haven’t felt in years. I’m not alone any longer. Liam loves me, I can feel it. I can feel his joy at our bonding, at my acceptance of him.

We’re laying in bed, my head on Liam’s chest, his hand running through my hair, when he brings me back to reality.

“We have the meeting with Rik and his pack members this evening about the vampires and our plan. Do you want to go visit Eli this morning, since we didn’t get to yesterday?”

I look up at Liam. He’s looking at the ceiling, but he looks at me when I look at him. “I do. Don’t you want closure Liam? Don’t you want to be able to move past this?”

He sighs, looking back up at the ceiling. “I do want closure. I want to leave this behind and start our slate clean. So, let’s get up and go see Eli.” He reaches down an