Mated To Valentine
My breath is steady, my body buzzing with the rush of adrenaline.
Valentine watches me, his expression unreadable at first. Then, after a long moment, he steps forward, lifting a hand to my jaw, tilting my face up to his. “You’ve gotten exponentially stronger,” he says softly.
There’s something like pride in his tone, but it’s more than that. It’s admiration. It’s love. It sends a strange warmth through me.
Achilles lies on the ground, groaning dramatically. “Okay, that sucked.”
Valentine releases him from his control, and the tension in his body unravels instantly.