Forty-Eight

Seth.

Naomi slept softly on my chest, her soft breaths reminding me of her presence. A smile made its way to my lips as I pushed her hair away from her face, careful not to wake her up.

The love I felt for her was more than I knew I was capable of. We were finally where I felt we would never be. In the same bed, as mates. My wolf purred in content as we stared at her.

After the mating ball and Isabella's strength sharing spell, I would ask her to officially be my wife, and my Luna.

There was no other person I'd rather grow old with, if not her.

We would rule this Kingdom together, hand in hand, and with her compassionate heart, I had no doubt everything would go smoothly.

I closed my eyes, enjoying the bliss of having her in my arms.

That was, until I got a mind link request from no one other than Connor.

I ignored it, blocking him but he was insistent with the request.

Whatever it was, it could wait. I snuggled closer to Naomi, but Connor's disturbance didn't pause, instead, it bec