The Guardian's Mate
A small, secret smile played at the corners of my lips as I looked back down at my textbook.
The world around us was still dangerous. The white-haired monster was still out there, the pack borders were still bleeding, and Ethan was still fighting to recover his full strength. But right here, under the shade of the ancient oak tree, a new, fragile thread was quietly weaving itself into the fabric of our lives.
"Hey, Nathan," I said softly, breaking the silence without looking up from my pages. "If you're going to stand there and look pretty all afternoon, you might as well help us quiz for the history midterms."