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      To say the least, Reek was ecstatic.  His heart pounded against his chest as if it were about to rocket out of his body in any minute.  So this was mateship. In the movement it seemed so simple, so secure.  All he wanted to do was hold on to Wyn tightly and never let go.  Awkward as their exchange was, Reek hadn't expected that his, somewhat odd, proposal would go as smoothly as it had.   However, life for the two lovebirds couldn't have been more perfect.

      The L-word was not something just thrown around in Reek's every day vernacular.  No, that was a term that would have to carry meaning.  The ragged wolf was never one to forge strong emotional bonds with others, and one could arguably say the only wolf that Reek had ever truly loved had been his mother.  Romantic love, however, had never really taken precedent in his life, and for a while, the ragged wolf wondered if he would ever truly feel it himself.  But, when the word rang from Wynter's lips, Reek knew. He had known since the two had had their secret conversations in Ankyra, since she had set his leg back into place on the beach, and since she decided to face the unknown with him after their pack fell apart.  He knew that he loved her.  

      "I love you too Wyn,"  he excitedly replied.  The word felt strange rolling off the tongue, however, it felt right.  He nestled even closer into Wynter and rested his head on the back of her neck. "More than you will ever know.  I know, traditionally, you would take my surname, but I don't have one... but I think we should take Redtail as our last name... and for our future family.  You know, new beginnings and stuff."