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Blake chuckled and leaned closer to Niev. “I believe you have no other choice but to accept the gift and wear it on special occasions.”
“Are you sure, Mayra?”
“Of course, I am. All my daughters have a family heirloom.”
“Thank you.” Niev’s heart was filled with pride and love. “I’m grateful that you see me as your daughter.”
“I may have only birthed two of my own, but Selene has blessed me with two more.”
Lyliann seemed to have heard that. “Thank you. You don’t know how much that means to us.”
Seth laid his arm around his mate and kissed her cheek. He looked at Blake and seemed amused. “It seems we have chosen well if mother approves so much of our women that she has basically adopted them as her own.”
“We did.” Blake laughed and kissed Niev’s cheek.
The rest of the afternoon was just as relaxed as lunch, with Niev playing with Alizia and Darron. It was a sunny afternoon, so Niev agreed to go on a walk with Alizia. Darron begged Blake to shift so they could explore the surrounding woods together. He stepped outside and took his clothes off, letting his wolf take over his body.
Niev flinched as she felt her muscles tensing up. “Ouch!”
He nudged her and gently licked her cheek.‘You felt that?’
“Yes.” She then froze and looked up at him, her eyes wide open and her lungs no longer filling with air, the pain of his shift long forgotten. “I heard you.”
‘That’s not possible?’
“But I can hear you, Blake.”
‘You hear me?’he repeated, a little dumbfounded.
She nodded and held on to his shoulder, her hand gripping tight onto his fur as if she was afraid to fall. “Say something.”
‘I love you,’was the first thing that came to his mind.
“I love you too.”
That was impossible. She shouldn’t have been able to hear him. He could feel anxiety and confusion flood his emotions–they weren’t his. Niev was still holding on tight to him, her heart racing fast and her breathing becoming inconsistent.
‘You should sit down.’
“This is insane,” she said breathlessly. “Beautiful and amazing, but so insane.”
He watched as she slowly slid down his leg, sitting on the ground next to him. ‘Breathe, beautiful.’
She nodded, her eyes still wide and her heart still racing. She leaned against him for support, and he gently rubbed his nose over her arm, trying to calm her. A moment later, his mother and Lyliann rushed out, followed by Seth and his father.
His mother kneeled next to Niev, worry painting her face. “What happened?”
“I can hear Blake,” Niev answered breathlessly. “I hear his wolf.”
His mother looked from Niev, to Blake, and then to his father. “Is that even possible?”
His father seemed just as confused as everyone else and kneeled next to his mother and Niev. “What do you mean you can hear him?”
“I can hear what he says.” Her breathing slowly calmed.
His father seemed to understand but also seemed as if he couldn’t quite grasp it at the same time. “His thoughts?”
Niev nodded. “I hear his voice in my head.”
