Chapter 32 : Kiss Me Already

*Gemma* Mates. Kael Liviana, the Alpha of the once-mighty Moonwake pack, once the most powerful force in the West, a coy and obnoxious, sweet, brave idiot… was my soulbound mate. I never thought I would ever find my soul's other half, much less believe I ever could. I was just a she-wolf who failed Epsilon training and spent her days without thought to any kind of productive future. But if we were mates, it meant we were worthy of each other, regardless of… well, anything. The ribbon that we both felt—it was the mate bond that somehow felt visceral. I gave into my instincts and let the fire in my core flare, the muscles there tightening, desire running through my veins like adrenaline, and suddenly I knew that nothing in the world was more important than the male in front of me. The night was cool, the Moon Goddess blessing us with her light above, limning Kael in hazy white, making him breathlessly beautiful. I didn't know if I wanted him to kiss me tenderly or have him