Chapter 116

I awoke the next morning still entangled with Daring. His large form was holding me close as he slept peacefully beside me. I reached out and gently cupped his face as he slept. Taking a moment to appreciate one of the men I loved.

“Hm?” I paused. “Do I really?” I mumbled to myself. Did I love Daring? Or was the desire to keep him as a lover just a selfish need driven by the connection I felt with him.

We were both victims of wolves, even if Daring was a wolf himself. We had been tormented by those monsters our whole lives, just to be saved by Jormun in the end. As I thought about it more, I realized that Daring and I were kindred spirits of sorts.

“No…” Daring whined as he pulled me close when I tried to sneak out of bed.

“Ha-ha.” I laughed lightly at his childish whine. “I need to get up, Daring.” I told him. “Well, we need to get up.” I corrected. “We need to meet with Killian.”

“Why do you want to meet with that jerk?” Daring growled in a disapprovi