The scent of evergreen and cinnamon fills my nose. I’m so drawn to the scent that I try to burrow myself deeper into the warmth where the scent is emanating. I hear voices, men’s voices, speaking around me. There’s a deep rumbling sound, and it reverberates in my body, making me hum.
Then I hear a female voice. My eyes flash open and I snarl.
“MINE!” I snap at the beautiful woman that is standing too close to my mate. That’s who I smell, who I feel inside me, in my mind, in my soul. My mate.
I feel him begin to purr behind me and my body calms, relaxing back against him. His hand touches my face, moving the hair away from me. I lean back against him, rubbing myself against him.
“Merethyl, do you know where you are?”
“With you, my mate, my love, my life.”
“Yes, you are with me. Do yo
