I almost laughed.
Instead, I just smiled.
We had been torn apart too long. Now, we were whole again. Touching her—without the pendant—was like finally hearing a melody I didn’t realize I’d been deaf to.
Goddess, I’d missed this.
Carefully, I lifted her shirt just a little and placed my fingertips on the soft skin beneath. Slowly, I began tracing lazy circles over her stomach. Not enough to wake her, just enough to stir the bond.
The tingles danced beneath my skin like fireworks, and I felt her body react subtly—her breathing shifting, her back arching just slightly toward me in her sleep.
She was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.
And she was ours.
Kat stirred beneath my fingers.
Her breath hitched, and then slowly, her lashes fluttered open. Green eyes blinked at me sleepily
