Chapter 12

I want you to feel loved and appreciated. I love you, Kara, and I do want to take this to the next level, but I want you to be ready. I don't want to rush you." All I could do was look at my handsome mate and smile at him. He pulled close to him and held me tight, peppering my forehead with kisses. All I could do was giggle. I started to shiver a little because the water was starting to cool down, so Atlas got out of the tube first and I hid my eyes bashfully and laughed at my silliness and grabbed a towel and held it out for me to step out of the tub. He placed the towel around me as I stepped out and I walked to our closet to get ready for bed. Atlas was already dressed and in bed by the time I went to bed. He pulled the covers back and helped me settle into bed and not long after that we were both

After Seth's death, the packhouse was once again bustling with people who were getting everything ready for my marking ceremony. I was starting to get very nervous and was pacing my bedro