I knew why we were here of all places. I didn’t like it but I had to accept it. I knew he didn’t like it, I knew slowly he was growing tired of their bond, but I wasn’t sure if he would let me alleviate that. I knew the bond might keep him from doing so, I always didn’t want to hurt him, put him through the severing of his soul but maybe it was something he needed, if not wanted. I was always too nervous, that such a thought would be seemed as traitorous to him. After all that would be killing part of him, granted to me I felt she was extra baggage to his otherwise perfect form and abilities. My eye wanders over him I can tell he was angry but thankfully my touch seemed to sooth him.

While she was his soul I was the real comfort to him, least I was believing, I felt him relax as I ran my muzzle through his plush white fur taking in his scent and coming to the conclusion I would be forward with what I wanted. There wasn’t a lot I wanted in the world. Just him. I was fortunate it seemed that I didn’t feel deeply connected to Eden. Our bond was there, I felt weird flashes of things that weren’t mine but they were so few and far between I usually could dismiss them so easily. Males I was always told suffered from the bond more, I wondered if I tormented Eden like this? He still didn’t even know my name and i wonder how that makes him feel too. But I will not mar this moment, MY moment thinking about him.

He speaks and I feel overjoyed by his acceptance of this. This winter I would carry our children. I almost can’t believe it was so easy. I don’t know why he would have said no, but all these years could I have had him any time I wanted should I just been bold enough to take it? I feel his fangs grip me and my trust in him makes me give a soft relieved sigh of contentment. This was as good as affection in my opinion. She didn’t know he thought about it before, and she would have been truly enraged if she knew all this time he rather have had his imprint rather than her.

There didn’t need to be any more words. I was his. I have always been his that was never a question. Now I knew he felt the same and we would be together. I wish I would have been more direct sooner, but just because I never felt the need to say it doesn’t me to me that we were not mates all along. He lets go of me and my tail waves out behind me despite myself. He is mine, not his imprint’s he is mine.

”We will stay out here, we will do what we want, not worry about anyone else. We are all we need.” She says moving to run her black muzzle through his perfectly white pelt again. I am so pleased with this, I am excited that we are now one. We will let go of that forest child, Eden, we made our own fates and our own children would be the product of it.