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She nodded in agreement. "Seems that way. But, like | said, | am out of there now. That was the big thing for me,
getting away. | made my escape, got my fresh start. | have already dealt with it all, Asher. So, none of this needs
to go any further. You askedto trust you, so please do not givea reason not to. | am fine. | will be fine."
So, why did the tears she was fighting within her eyes telldifferently?
“It is tough isn't it?" | say softly, as | pull her against me, surprising myself as | inhale the scent of her, Zion now
purring as her increasingly familiar scent fills my senses.
Bailey leans back slightly to be able to meet my gaze, a slight confusion in the way she watches me. “I don't
think I understand."
| smiled as | laid a tender kiss upon her head. "Being brave all the time. It gets tough, doesn't it?"
| felt her body tense within my arms,
like she had suddenly realized what | meant by my words now. | know she has to have been putting on a brave
front for so long, much like me. But, | am so desperate for her to know that with me, she does not have to do
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtthat. "Sweetheart, there is no shin admitting you struggle, you know?" | whispered, a strange irony in my
words, as this was always something I struggled to admit. "You don't have to be brave for everyone."
"Asher, please, you don't need to do this." She places her hand on my chest, and | can feel my own heart
thudding underneath it, so | know she too will feel how fast my heart races for her. How it reacts to her touch.
And we have not done anything yet.
"Bailey, | just want you to know that
you don't have to be alone anymore." | rested my head gently upon her own. "Not if you don't want to be. And, if
you don't wantto say anything to Caleb, then | won't. | would not break your trust, not when trust is
precious. | know it is not something you hand out lightly. So, | most certainly would not break it, beautiful. Please
know that. But, | do need you to know that | do
understand your own struggles. You do not need to battle them alone now. We will find a way to fix this. | want to
be here for you."
But, as | looked down to see how she had responded to my words, | found Bailey was asleep contently within my
arms. | smiled. Seemed about right,
I made a huge declaration like that and she missed it. Though, perhaps it was too much... too soon... | don't even
know where it all has cfrom...
so sudden... the changes within me. From pain... darkness... to laughter... and light.
| looked down again at the she-wolf
within my arms and chuckled to myself, who would have known the new girl to the pack would be the one to
bring about these changes moved slightly to lay her down on
the bed, trying to adjust myself?
be
able to slide myself out from under her. But as | did, Bailey's arm moved across me, and she snuggled in a little,
so | was almost pinned to the bed, as | heard a deep sigh. | allowed myself to lay fully onto the bed, with Bailey
snuggled within my embrace, completely unawares.
Seems | will be settled here for the night. Her embrace was comforting. Zion felt content. | am sure a little while
would not hurt. If I moved | could well disturb her, and | don't want to do that, | tell myself. | would likely wake
before her anyway, to sneak back to my room before she even knew...
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