Chapter 190

Asher’s POV

I could see Bailey’s eyes watching me as I told her I loved her, they flashed darker for a moment, and I caught sight of her canine teeth, taking me by surprise… was Akira deciding she wanted to mark me too? Was she even well enough? Strong enough after everything?

‘Maybe us marking her did make her stronger?’ Zion suggested. I guess that could be true. The nurse said she couldn’t say for sure if it would, but here she was ready to mark me despite the fact her wolf had to have been weak trying to heal her.

“I love you too, Asher.” Bailey whispered, and those were now the most wonderful words I had heard. Words I hadn’t even realized I had been desperate to hear.

I offered her my neck without a moment’s hesitation. I wanted to have her mark upon me. I wanted this matebond complete. She was the one meant to come into my life and fix me, I am sure of that. Her arriving in our pack had not been a coincidence. Fate had intervened in a