Sleeping Dragon Trials by Fire

He muses to himself about 'getting soft' and there is something so defeated in his voice when he does so. 
She whirls at him, her eyes meeting his soft yet fierce. "There is nothing to be ashamed of, having a heart. Even if it's only enough heart for one particularly vexing shewolf...." She chuckled. "Your past is your past. It doesn't have to be your future. Even if you can't help yourself completely...or even don't want to...You can use it. You would make an absolutely brutal warrior."  

There is a pang of longing for his touch as soon as she leaves it, and she shakes her head. Silly girl, falling too fast, too hard. He emphasizes again that he is only walking her to the border, and her ears flatten. "It would be nice if you could join....I quite like the time we've spent and- and I quite like you." Had she not been forward enough? Had she not suggested the possibilities, not talked enough about the future? She was no fool, and knew he could not love her right away, but... surely...? 
His words are velvet in her ear again and she can't help the shiver of pleasure they send over her body, the low moan that escapes her lips.  "You'll have to stick around long enough for next year."