That, perhaps, was what Levi had seen in her eyes just now, the faint but genuine budding of love, nurtured through companionship, deep understanding, and the quiet protection he had always given her.
"I… okay," Levi answered, pressing his lips together, yet he still stood there hesitantly in front of Addison.
Seeing this, Addison stepped forward without another word. She slipped her arms around his waist and buried her face against his sturdy chest, drawing in a deep breath of his calming scent, the familiar scent she had unknowingly grown to love over time. It was the scent that had accompanied her through the coldest nights in the Midnight River Pack, the scent that had quietly become her anchor without her ever realizing it.
