Chapter 43

Asher

The walk through the hallways left me humming lowly.

For most of the day I had spent my time working on the pack matters.

Was this how it felt like? The thrill of having someone to come back to after a hard day of work? It felt exhilarating as though I was coming home.

I stopped in my tracks. What was I saying? My home was my pack, one I had stayed in for a long time.

But it felt different.

My wolf preened out “Mate is home."

Understanding finally dawned on me. In the lone hallways, a smile crossed my lips.

Yes. Ariezel was home.

I began walking even faster than before. The hallways couldn't feel any longer and I steadily broke the distance between Ariezel and I.

I passed the view showing the charity, now dark due to the night. Perhaps one day, when she was comfortable enough to shift we would run across that clearing, darting and moving in tandem with one another.

The thought brought another smile to my lips. Goodness, I had never smiled so much before.

But it was all because