Julian and Nico understood and they gave me a respectful nod and walked out of the hospital room, closing the door quietly behind them.
The room grew very silent. The only sound was the steady beeping of the heart monitor.
I squeezed Claire's hand. "Hey," I whispered.
She looked up at me and a single tear rolled down her cheek.
"I haven't stopped thinking about you," I told her honestly. "Even when I was cold in the snow, the mate mark you gave me kept my heart beating. I want you to come with me, Claire. Come to the Lycan pack. Be my mate."
You start to think and see things differently when you are so close to death and honestly I've lost a lot of time with Claire and I want it back.
She closed her eyes, and more tears fell.
"Noah, I love you," Claire cried softly. "I really do. B
