Jay watched through Onyx’s eyes as he eagerly raced to the top of the cave to meet his mate.
“Beautiful,” Onyx growled as he ran his snout along hers, his wings, so much wider and longer than hers, floating above her farm. “My mate is beautiful. A gift from the Goddess herself.”
Jay couldn’t agree more. He knew in his human form he’d been a fraction of a moment away from shedding tears at the gift before him. As a loud collective roar from the outer caverns reached them, Jay gave a joyous internal shout.
Right now, each couple who had made it into the caves following their cleansing ritual were discovering their mates were being graced the opportunity to shift. His heart was swelling with love, for his bride, for his thrall, for his Goddess. He couldn’t help the animal in him wishing h
