Beloved & Mate ✔️[Fang and Canine Series Book 1]

Chapter 25

Roman's POV

It was dark and warm where he was. Roman never wanted to leave there. Nothing could hurt him there, nothing could get to him.

Wolf was calling to him but it was a distant call. His voice was far away and it felt like Roman was submerged in water.

Wolf was telling him to come back out but Roman was blissfully happy where he was.

He had wrapped himself in a cocoon of beautiful memories.

Memories where he danced with his mate under the starry night, their romantic dinner, being curled up in the couch and embracing each other...

Wolf was trying to pull him back up but it was not working.

Right then, Roman heard a voice from far away, behind all his memories.

Home. It was the sound of home. The melodic voice washed over him and soothed his tired body. But the voice sounded sad and desperate.

The owner was begging Roman. He could make out pieces from what the distant beautiful voice was telling him.

'Mea culpa... Doleo... Please come back to me... Roman come back to me... I love you cara mea... I am so sorry...'

The voice kept repeating she was sorry and that she loved him. Her words started pulling him back up. But he didn't want to go back to the excruciating pain. Roman resisted.

Her voice sounded again, this time clearer, 'Cara mea...'

She was in pain. Just like Roman was and something primal snapped inside of him. This urge to comfort the owner of the voice and to protect her. He couldn't stand the idea of her being in pain.

Roman started quickly rising up from the darkness and to the surface of the water he was submerged in. Wolf helped pull him up and Roman's eyes flickered between blue and gold for a second.

Then in one painful moment, Roman was in control and his eyes were blue again.

A sob wracked his body as all the pain returned to his body and assaulted his senses. Every inch of his body hurt and he took a deep breath.

Roman then looked up and saw Lana standing before him. She looked beautiful even when her clothes were dirty, and covered in blood.

Tears of blood was running down her cheeks and she was holding the side of his face gently. There was pain in her eyes but also relief and happiness that Roman had returned back to her.

Roman quickly reached forward, grabbed Lana and pulled her towards his body. He held onto her like she was his lifeline.

Both of them were silently crying in each other's arms. Roman squeezed her to him harder and breathed in her scent. Her calming forest and rain smell. He released a deep sigh in content at having her inside his arms.

He never wanted to let her go.

Lana was running her fingers gently through his hair, being careful not to touch any of his wounds and whispering loving words in his ear.

"You're safe now. It's going to be alright. I love you. I'm here." Lana continued whispering words into his ear.

Roman held Lana close until his trembling stopped.