Page 31 of Falling for My Shifter Boss

Maya is still fiercely independent, still determined to carve out her own path. But she's done it with someone who doesn't hold her back—someone who walks beside her.

I slide my hand up her back, fingers tangling in the soft curls at the nape of her neck. Her breath hitches as I pull her closer, our foreheads touching. The world narrows to just this—her warmth, her scent, the way she fits against me like she was made to be here.

"I told you I wouldn't let you push me away," she whispers, her lips brushing mine.

"And I told you I'd never let anything happen to you." My voice is rough with emotion I once thought myself incapable of feeling.

When I kiss her, it's slow and deep, a promise sealed in the space between heartbeats. She melts into me, one hand gripping my lapel while the other slides into my hair. In this moment, surrounded by candlelight and the quiet hum of celebration, I know with bone-deep certainty that whatever battles come next, we'll face them together.

The lone wolf has finally found his pack.

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