Chapter 79 Sparks In The Ashes

• BRIANA
• “You didn’t mean to,” Drake says quietly, his voice carrying a mix of guilt and honesty, “but because your heat was forced, I had to help you. It was the only way to keep you alive, the way only a mate can. And when I did, the bond between us grew stronger again. I can hear your thoughts now, just like you can hear mine whenever you’re calm.”
• He gently helps me sit up on what’s left of the shredded sleeping bag. I don’t answer right away. Instead, I shut my eyes and focus inward, toward the bond I thought was fading. To my surprise, I feel it again—sparking faintly, flickering like a dying fire that refuses to go out. It isn’t whole, thank the Goddess, which means it can still fade away if I choose to let it. But the feelings rushing through from Drake—warmth, happiness, love—make me pause. He wants me. He wants us.