Chapter 45

　　Celeste was ready to talk about her mate bond with Jeremy. 　　Her heart sped up a little. She didn't know what was driving her to say that out loud. Was it the pull of the moon or the unbridled comfort of their closeness that loosened her tongue? 　　Or perhaps it was a sense of reverence that filled her being as she realized the lengths Jeremy went to control his beastly urges for her? 　　She couldn't quite put a finger on it. 　　The thought surfaced in her mind and freed itself from her lips without a moment of delay, like a bird from a cage. But the sudden burst of words didn't leave her with any regret or remorse. 　　Jeremy's wolf stirred in her arms, eyes blinking several times as if he was trying to make sense of what Celeste had just said. Then, in a sudden outburst of excitement, he gazed at Celeste, tail swishing back and forth. 　　Though the wolf's face didn't change, Celeste swore that he was smiling. She couldn't help with the smile on her face, too. 　　She knew Jeremy had been t