Free Will

"You're leaving?...", Lorelei says.

"'You want me to stay the night?... Because I really want to"

"Don't leave me here, there's enough room for both of us".

I'll be right back... When I come back, she is half asleep with a line created through pillows, and it's adorable. I use magic to rearrange our bed, and pull her to my side, all in the same second. she releases a little squeal. With her head on my left shoulder, I continue combing my fingers through her hair, and my other hand goes around her waist. Nothing overly sexual, just soothing, just enough to try and make her feel safe.

All the people who hurt her are already dead, because I don't need anyone's permission for that, but I can't tell her yet. For now however, "Go to sleep love, I've got you".
__________________________________________________________________________

Xan is the one of the most powerful shifters in this fantasy world. No one really knows the price of what they think is a gift. She is as old as a century, plagued by her past, weary of the present, and fears for the future. She does not belong to any of the six regions, but they all request her help for issues that are too dangerous, but require immediate solutions.

Lorelei is a wolf shifter in the second biggest shifter territory, once ruled by a kind Alpha and his Resi (queen). His family is ruthlessly killed overnight and the pack is silently overrun by a large group of rogues. Lorelei is the royal family's witches' daughter. She finds a way to send for help, and finds her mate. Their mating is watched closely by everyone.