Blacktail Deer Plateau Let Me Make it Up to You

Koda didn't answer Kesuk right away. He pressed his forehead against hers, gazing straight into her blue eyes, letting the silence hang in the air a moment before he spoke. "It was amazing, and so are you," he said quietly, kissing her muzzle before he pulled away. He was a little worried about sounding corny, but his words were sincere.

He could no longer pretend like this was no big deal to him. In fact, this was the biggest deal in his young life so far. Maybe he had just found the girl who would become his mate. Maybe fate had led them both here to the plateau pack so they could find each other. Yes, it was all starting to fall into place. Soon they would fall in love, and run off to start their lives together. They'd start their own pack, just like he'd always wanted. And maybe, when spring came again, they'd have their first...

'Slow down, boy,' Koda interrupted his little fantasy before he could get too far ahead of himself. He didn't want to rush anything with Kesuk. He wanted things to progress at a natural, comfortable pace. He'd seen the kind of disasters that happened when two wolves rushed into a mateship, then found out they were incompatible when the passion died down. His mother and father's stormy relationship being the best example.

He was perfectly happy just doing this for now. But maybe, if he was lucky, it would grow into something bigger.