Clara ran her hand over Ethan's sleeping face. He looked tired and still a little pale. She had been able to check and there was no trace of the wound as such, but through the bond and now so close to him she could sense that he was extremely weak. Her fingers brushed over the strong jaw and then moved to his lips which she went over.

She stared at them with her ruby eyes and then leaned down and placed a chaste kiss on them. Beneath her she could feel the wolf react slightly but it didn't wake