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thrusts, he let go, screaming Trinity's name.
     
     
     
    Trinity lay on her back with her mate's heavy body on top of her. She could ask him to move, but as she rubbed his sweat-covered back, she decided she liked how his powerful body made her feel delicate for a change.
    Besides, she didn't want him to pull out and sever the closeness she felt right now. Part of her was afraid it was all a dream, and any moment, she'd wake up to find Kian back sitting on that rock.
    Kian nuzzled her neck and gently kissed it. "Mm, you taste good."
    She continued to stroke his back. "It's good to have you back, Kian."
    Her mate turned his head to catch her eye, his expression troubled. "I'm sorry for being an asshole. If not for your stubbornness and dedication, I might still be sitting on a rock, pitying myself." He raised a hand to her cheek. "I love you more than words can say, Trinity Perez-Murray, and I'll do whatever it takes to try to make it up to you."
    "Damn straight, you will." She smiled. "But on some level, I understood what you were going through. Being a dominant, alpha leader isn't easy, and having some of your strength and grace taken away just makes the role that much harder."
    He shook his head. "That doesn't excuse me treating you the way I did, Trin."
    She brushed some of the hair off of his face. "Well, then just make sure you never do it again. Whatever happens, you can always confide in me, dear heart. We've worked through problems in the past, and if the weird purple-eyed wolves aren't an anomaly, but something more, we'll need to work together again in the future."
    He stroked his thumb against the skin of her cheek. "And if I don't, then you have the right to kick me in the balls with those heavy-duty boots you have."
    She grinned. "I wish I had thought of it before."
    "Just try not to permanently damage me." He moved his lower body against hers, and she felt his cock harden again inside of her. "I think you're kind of attached to a certain part of my anatomy."
    She gave a fake innocent look. "I have no idea what you're talking about."
    He growled. "Then let me remind you."
    Kian bent her leg and started to slowly thrust in and out of her. When he started doing wicked things with his fingers to her clit, her nipples, and even her ass, Trinity couldn't concentrate on anything else except for what he was doing to her body and how much she loved him.
     

Epilogue
     
     
    Sylas Murray stopped in front of his twin brother's office and knocked. When Kian barked for him to enter, he turned the knob and found his brother sitting behind a desk piled with paperwork. Sy shut the door behind him and went to stand in front of the desk. "You sent word?"
    Kian leaned back in his chair. "I have a task for you."
    Since he was one of Kian's inner circle of guardians, this wasn't big news. "Yeah, care to be a little clearer on that?"
    His brother gestured for Sy to take a seat. Once he sat down in the wooden chair, Kian said, "I need you to visit the wolves. We need their medical expertise."
    Sy was careful not to react. One of his teenage fuck-ups had nearly cost DarkStalker the tentative truce they'd held with the wolves since the 1990s.
    But he understood why his brother needed their help. After the U.S. government had acknowledged the shifters' existence decades ago, each shifter clan had chosen an area of expertise. They had done it to be competitive—very few shifters had gone to college until recent years. DarkStalker was known for its engineers; the GreyFire wolves for their biology and medical science.
    Still, the best bet for everyone was to try to get Kian to send someone else. "It's been years since I've dealt with the wolves, brother. Why don't you send Raeka or Carlyle? They actually have tact."
    Kian smiled. "I should send you just to learn a little diplomacy, but that's not why I'm doing it."
    "Does this task have anything to do with those weird purple-eyed wolves you fought off?"
    Kian nodded. "So far, no one has