She pushed the shutter wider instead of closing it, letting the morning air move through the room and carry the new scent of the cottage outward. Hearth smoke, herbs, old wool, woman, wolf, and the fresh mark beside the bed.
Let them wonder.
“You are wondering what I am now.” Her hand rested against his chest. “So am I.”
“I do not know what tomorrow makes of this,” she said softly. “But tonight, I am not leaving your side.”
“I will not run from what you are,”
“You impossible creature.”
“You’re close enough to kill me,”
Eira's Adventure: Chapter 8
“But I am chosen. And I chose back. That is more certain than most things I have had.”