Larksong Grotto the sun dog

terich's unsurety gave vuk pause; she drew aside to regard him quietly. the girl understood his trepidation, his confusion; he had always respected her boundaries, but she wished to tear them aside. reek had awakened a hunger within her she had not felt since the nameless wolf, and terich..

"y-you are m-my m-mate," vuk whispered, lifting her eyes to his own in the quiet darkness, punctuated only by the low trilling of nightbirds. did he not want to take her? she wondered, awaiting his response.