Warm tears soaked straight through Seraphine's dress where Voren's face stayed buried deep in the curve of her neck.
For a heartbeat she froze completely, but then the sound hit her, soft, broken, raw animal-like sobs that tore at her heart. Her eyes flew wide open in shock.
"Bloodfang, why are you crying?" she whispered, her voice thick with emotion.
The massive wolf who had taken over his human's body pressed even closer, clinging to her like she was the only source of comfort in his entire world.
When he finally spoke, his rough voice came out cracked and wounded, full of genuine pain. "I made you sad, and it hurts me so much. I don't want you to be sad anymore." His powerful arms tightened around her waist, pulling her impossibly closer. "I'm sorry. I won't hurt the pack warriors ever again."
Seraphine's heart squeezed tight with a painful wave of tenderness she hadn't seen coming. She never could have imagined this.
