was concerned, I learned a lot about each member. Things I wonder if anyone else picks up on.
“I think the biggest thing is to always love and forgive. I don’t care what you’re fighting about. What happened. You have to make up. And I don’t mean cheating like humans do. We are always one-hundred-percent committed to our mates. I mean little stuff, or even big, that after years and years of being together will drive you crazy. Nothing is worth letting it come between you two. Talk things out. Be honest. Don’t hide. Love each other with everything you have. If you two have each other to lean on, the rest you can conquer together.”
I smile. “I always knew you were a big softie.”
“Don’t let that get around.”
“Oh, I’m going to tell everyone,” Carter says with a grin from the doorway.
Dante growls and turns toward him. “I have a long list of things to get back at you for. One day I’m going to put it all together and just do something huge to annoy the hell out of you.”
Strolling into the room, Carter stops beside Dante and claps him on the shoulder. “You do that every day by simply showing up.”
“Don’t you have a wife and daughter to tend to?” Dante asks.
“I just left our room. Fair was curled up with Angel and they were both napping.” Their daughter was born in August and her full name is Evangeline. She’s beautiful and surrounded by so much love as are all the children in the pack.
Dante softens and smiles. “You took pictures of them, didn’t you?”
“Of course. You should see how sweet they are together.” Carter pulls out his phone and shows us the photos he took. “That’s my whole heart right there.”
I can feel the love he has for his mate and child. It’s a powerful thing. One day I hope to have that. Maybe Cam and I can adopt or find a surrogate. I can also be getting ahead of myself since we never talked about that or anything really about our future.
Cam nuzzles his cheek against mine. “I want it all with you,” he sends with his mind.
I melt in his arms. He’s perfect for me.
21
Camden
Aries falls in step on one side of me and Whit is on the other. “You two have been training a lot and it’s paying off. You move well together. It makes me wonder if I should try to pair off some of the others on the team and have them train together instead of mixing up who does what when we go on missions.”
“It’s not a bad idea,” Austin says as he jogs to catch up. “I doubt we’ll have the same fluidness Whit and Cam have, but we could learn to work better together. Even three of us. Learn the others’ movements better. Predict what the others will do.”
When we reach the building we change in, the others join us outside. Aries stops and faces us. “After watching how good Cam and Whit move together, next week we’re going to try something new. I’m going to put you in small groups and you’re going to learn what you can about the ones with you. Austin, Thay, and Echo, you three will train together. Since you’re in the same pack and know each other best, it makes the most sense. Des and Sawyer will pair off and so will Sevan with me. Let’s hopefully build a stronger team.”
Everyone nods their heads with approval and then we file into the building where our training gear goes. We take time to shed our clothes and put back on what we wore here. My eyes can’t help but drift to where Whit is. His lithe body is on display. No one else is watching him or me. They’re off in their own conversations. But to have my mate so close to naked makes me want to cross the room and pull him into my arms. I want to feel his skin against mine. I want to bring us together and make love to him the way I’ve been dreaming about.
Then Sawyer’s face fills my line of sight. “You have a little something here,” he says and motions to the corner of his mouth. “I think it’s drool.”
I shove his shoulder. “Get away from me.”
“I can’t blame you. If Gage were in the room and stripping out of his clothes, I wouldn’t have the willpower you do. I’d be helpless to the draw.”
I focus on