Placing her beloved’s soul back in his body, she stared at his face for a moment before she let herself fall over his prostrate form. It was okay, she decided, if she just took a little nap…
Leah moved slightly to the left to get a better view of Az’s profile. She’d been working on getting him in all the different poses she could come up with. It was difficult considering he’d been asleep for twenty-four hours in a bed. Maybe she saw him through the eyes of love but she thought every movement of his REM sleep fascinating.
As if on command, his eyes flew open. Clearing his throat, he looked at her sideways. “How long have I been out of it?”
“For twenty-four hours. You woke up briefly when we first brought you back here and then you were out again.” It had been hell. For the first few hours she’d thought his soul was about to take off again. She didn’t want him to know that so she stood up before he could get too good an idea of her thoughts.
He cocked his head to the side. “You dyed your hair. It’s not multicolored anymore, just two of them.”
“You’re so articulate.” She laughed. “Yes, it is ash brown and Kool-Aid red.” Hell, making the Kool-Aid and rinsing her hair with it had eaten up an hour of her worrying. “You like it?”
“I’d like you with a bag over your head but yes you look gorgeous, as always.”
Standing up from her chair, she moved to the side of the bed. “You do know that you’ve probably turned the tide in this war. We know so much more now because of you. Tristan and Cullen have been strategizing all day and because of you the pack didn’t needlessly go off to Texas leaving Westervelt unprotected.”
He sat up in the bed. She didn’t miss how he winced. “Is there a reason you are telling me how wonderful I am?”
“Because you thought you were going to die and all you could think was that you’d failed everyone. Tristan says he couldn’t run the pack without you.”
She kissed his nose loving the way his big brown eyes glowed in the light. “I don’t care what anyone thinks of me, except you. I know how smart I am, the things I value about myself are not the things that other people necessarily find important in this pack, but I’m still proud of doing them.”
“Az,” she rolled her eyes. How could he be so blasé about what he’d done? “You took on half a wolf pack and your father all by yourself.”
“And you held my soul here on this plane of existence. I guess we’re both
extraordinary.”
She kissed him for his arrogance, loving that about him too. “What happens now?”
His eyes twinkled as he pulled her back down on him again. “We could go away together for a few months and come back when you’re pregnant.”
She nodded. “Or we could stay here and help the pack plan for the end of this nightmare.” Moving slowly she reached out with her tongue and licked his bottom lip. “And just see what happens with the pregnancy. If the others have managed to get knocked up while they hung around here, I’m sure you and I can find a way to accomplish that as well. We seem to do that just perfectly.”
He laughed aloud and the sound warmed her inside. “All right. Sounds like a plan. Every day with you, wherever we are, is magic.”
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The End
About the Author
As a teenager, I would hide in my room to read my favorite romance novels when I was supposed to be doing my homework. I hope, these days, that my parents think it was worth it.
I am the mother of three adorable boys and I am fortunate to be married to my best friend. I live in Austin Texas where I am determined to eat all the barbecue in town.
I am in love with science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal and try to use all of these elements in my writing. I've been told I'm a little bloodthirsty so I hope that when you read my work you'll enjoy the action packed ride that always ends in romance. I love to write series because I love to see characters develop over time and it always makes me happy to see my favorite characters make guest appearances in other books.
In my world anything is possible, anything can happen, and you should suspect that it will.
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Also by Rebecca Royce
Wings of Artemis
Kidnapped By Her Husbands
Rescued by Their Wife
Crashing Into Destiny
Reclaiming Their Love
Loving Them
Ship Called Malice (found in the Married. Wait! What? Anthology)
Saving Them (October 2017)
Dark Demise (coming soon)
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Last Hope
Tradition Be Damned
Past Be Damned
Destiny Be Damned (September 2017)
Compassion Be Damned (coming soon)
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Dragon Wars
Forever
Eternal
Always
Evermore
Endless (coming November 2017)
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Wards and Wands
Hexed and Vexed (December 2017)
Curse Reversed (coming soon)
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Safe Haven
Everywhere and Nowhere
More coming soon….
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Soul Bound
Prisoner of the Dragons
More coming soon….
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Shadow Promised
Strange Days
Weird Nights
More coming soon…
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The Warrior
Initiation
Driven
Subversive
Redemption
Justice
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Warrior World
Deacon
Micah (coming soon)
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The Westervelt Wolves
Her Wolf
Summer’s Wolf
Wolf Reborn
Wolf’s Valentine
Wolf’s Magic
Alpha Wolf
Angel’s Wolf
Darkest Wolf
Lone Wolf
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Fallen Alpha
Alpha Rising
Alpha’s Strength
Alpha’s Sacrifice
Alpha’s Truth
Alpha Enticing
Hidden Alpha (coming soon)
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The Capes
Seductive Powers
Last Ascension
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The Conditioned
Eye Contact
Embraced
More coming soon…
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The Outsiders
Love Beyond Time
Love Beyond Sanity
Love Beyond Loyalty
Love Beyond Sight
Love Beyond Expectations
Love Beyond Oceans
Love Beyond Flames
Love Beyond Lies (coming soon)
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Cascade
Haunted Redemption
Phoenix Everlasting
Fragility Unearthed
Persuasion Enraptured
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Under The Lights
No Quitting Allowed
Mr. Wrong
Bite Marks
Bitten Surrender
The Vampire and The Virgin
Demon Within
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