Chapter 18

• Amelia
• I woke up the next morning feeling an unusual sense of contentment. The weight of uncertainty that had hung over me for so long seemed to have lifted, if only for a moment. Hunter lay beside me, still lost in slumber. The warmth of his presence sent a shiver of delight through me.
• For the first time, I felt closer to him than ever before. The events of the steamy night we had shared were etched into my memory, each intimate moment seared into my consciousness. It was as if the mate bond we had both discovered had finally brought us together, bridging the gap that had separated us for so long.