When Annabelle sucked in a huge breath of air, he cried out to the night, his cat’s cry bringing an answering response from around the clearing. He could feel his energy seeping into Annabelle, feel her strength returning little by little, but he held on tightly to her hand, until spent, he collapsed on top of her.
Annabelle’s first thought was that she couldn’t breathe, so she shoved at the weight that had her pinned to the ground, only realizing after the second push that it was Justin. Alarmed, she scrambled out from under him and put her hand on his chest, relieved to feel his heart beating steadily under her hand. When his eyes came open and locked on hers, she gave him the smile she reserved only for him.
“Here I am dying and you decide to take a nap,” she said, throwing herself onto his chest, then frantically kissing his face. “I thought you were dead.”
Justin finally managed to sit up, then gathered her into his arms. “I thought you were dead,” he countered, a small smile on his face. “We really have to communicate better with each other.”
“I was dead. How did you bring me back?” Annabelle asked, searching for her last memory.
Justin picked up her hand and turned the palm to face them; the angry wound that had refused to heal was nothing more than a scar across her palm, then he showed her his palm, which had an identical scar. Annabelle stared at their scars, understanding, and joy washing over her.
“Someone’s been looking out for us,” she said. “It wouldn’t heal because it wasn’t time. You gave me life just like I gave you life; now we’re bonded forever. You do understand that, don’t you?”
“It didn’t take these,” he said, gesturing to their scars, “for me to know that. I’ve known since I smelled you in the woods that first night.”
“I love you, Justin,” Annabelle said, unable to say more.
“I love you too, Annabelle,” he said, helping to her feet. “Now I think we’d better figure out how a witch and a shifter are going to make a life together; bonded or not, I’ve got plans for you, starting with
making you my wife. I’m thinking a twilight service would be perfect.”
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Serena Meadows has always been obsessed with writing short stories since she was in junior high school. She writes paranormal romance stories of all types but writing about sexy steamy alpha shifters is her passion. She lives in Denver with her two dogs. On her downtime (which is rare), she enjoys hiking and camping in the mountains or riding her bike with her own alpha male to keep her safe and warm. Typically she enjoys an evening curled up buried in a good book or watching Netflix. She also enjoys time with good friends.
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