Anchored

[Axel]

She smiles at me and in that moment I can sense her forgiveness through the thin thread of a link that is starting to form between us. The mate link. If she accepts my mark, it will grow into a thick cord, a rope tying us together no matter how far apart we are. After Alexa and I broke things off, and she severed our bond by rejecting me fully, I thought I’d never see anything like it again. As I look at our connection through my wolf’s eyes, I see that from the bluntly cut ends of my previous bond, a new strand has sprouted. It is still thin, but it is there, reaching out to where it is anchored, deep within Rosalynd’s heart.

Conner wasn’t lying. We are mates. We are connected. Does that mean she also has a wolf?

I try to see her, try to see the wolf within, but I see nothing.

Slone begins to thrash, reminding us of the task at hand.

Evander steps closer, placing a hand on Gideon’s shoulder. He cl