Page 24 of Warrin

The tips of his ears burned, and he felt a flush rise from his neck to his face.A blush, he realized with mild disbelief.She’d called him handsome, and now he was blushing.

A flicker of movement beyond the viewport caught his eye.Multicolored lights shimmered outside theRennsha.He rose from the bed and carried Elora to the viewport.

“Look,” he said.“The Eshunna Passage.”

“It’s so beautiful,” she breathed, her voice filled with awe.

The pulsating lights spilled over them, bathing their bare skin in ethereal hues.He stood at the viewport, holding her close and savoring the warmth of her body against his until they emerged on the other side of the wormhole.

He met her eyes, then placed a lingering kiss on her forehead.

“We’re almost home,” he whispered.

“Home.I like the sound of that.”

An ocean of stars stretched before them, as vast and endless as the affection he felt for her—and his possessiveness.

My little mountain flower—my beloved mate.

He pressed his lips to hers.

At last, they belonged to one another.

Until the end of their days.