The Heartwood terror in the night

Luke confirmed for her that he knew of Mordecai, and Harlyn felt relief wrapping around her like a warm blanket.  "Oh, thank the gods," she said, allowing her dark lids to cover the glowing embers of her eyes as she said a silent prayer of gratitude to them for guiding her to him at last.

"This is such wonderful news!" Harlyn exclaimed suddenly, bouncing to her feet with a bright smile, "Oh, I'm so happy to have found you, Luke!  I'm so thankful for your nightmare!"  She chortled softly, giving him an apologetic look before leaning towards him and planting a happy lick upon his cheek.  Harlyn was not one to hide her joy or to think twice about sharing affection.  Fortunately, Luke didn't seem like the type of wolf who would mind, even though she'd only known him for all of five minutes.