This was not a man who wanted to give up his mate. This was a man trying to do the honorable thing—and give her a choice, no matter hiw much it cost him.
Identity was partly heritage, partly upbringing, but mostly the choices you make in life. ~ Bran
She wondered that hope was so much harder then despair.
New rules. If you are smart enough to live, you won’t hit Charles’s mate in front of his father.
Then Walter died as he lived, he told his mate. A hero, a soldier, and a survivor who chose to protect what was precious to him. I don't think, if you could ask him, that he would have any regrets.
If she know how strongly he felt, she'd have run out the door. He wasn't used to the possessive, or the savage joy she brought to his heart. It ate at his control, so he turned his attention to the music. He understood music.
She open her eyes and met his. The impact was so strong he was amazed that his figures continued playing with out pause.
Fortunately, he'd found that most people were easy to locate at five thirty in the morning. .
I thought it would be quieter here.” [Anna] hadn’t meant to say anything, but the noise startled her. “The wind in the trees,” Bran said. “And there are some birds that stay year-round. Sometimes when the wind is still and the cold is upon ...