“When Ruby is a little older,” I said, finally breaking the silence, “I’ll be moving back to my cabin. I’d like to bury her mother there. So, she can be close to her. There’s a spot between the orchard and the lake that would be perfect.”
“I think she would love that,” Breck said. “And I would love to come and visit if I may.”
“Of course,” I said. “Breck, I need you to know, I loved your daughter with my whole heart. Shifters mate for life. Not until one life ends, but both. Even though she is gone, she will always be my one true mate, and I will love her until I draw my last breath.”
Breck looked at me, doing his best to fight back the tears. “Don’t dragons live for hundreds of years?”
“Yes,” I said. I rubbed the spot on my chest over my heart, trying desperately to ease the ache I knew would never go away. “Yes, we do.”
ABOUT CARMA HALEY SHOEMAKER
Carma Haley Shoemaker is a nurse, wife, and mother of three. Living in North Central Ohio, she fills her days with writing mixed-genre romances, watching Supernatural reruns, and playing her music loud enough to annoy the neighbors. While she does put her characters through many hardships, heartbreaks, and angst-filled moments, Carma believes in fast-love, true romance, and HEA endings.
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