Chapter 84

Simon's POV I couldn't stop smiling. It had been days since Aisha's wolf awakened, and the joy that surged through me every time I looked at her was almost unbearable. She had always been strong, fiercely independent, but now I could feel her—feel her—in a way that went deeper than anything physical. Her wolf had risen, and with it came a bond between us that made everything else seem insignificant. Aisha was everything I had ever wanted, but I couldn't deny the heat building between us, the unspoken promise of more. As we lay there together, the moonlight filtering in through the window, casting soft shadows over her skin, I could see the glow in her eyes—an energy I hadn't seen before. The wolf inside her was awake and hungry, and I wasn't about to deny it. Her hands reached up to trace the lines of my jaw, her fingers trembling slightly, as if she was unsure of what she wanted but couldn't resist anyway. I leaned down, capturing her lips in a kiss that spoke of everything we'd been