The Light Within The Darkness

[POST LIGHTFALL, BEGINNING OF SEASON OF DEFIANCE]

Mara blinked open her eyes as she awoke from slumber but she couldn't stop the slight wince she produced as the morning sunlight instantly blinded her eyes.

The Queen of the Reef tried to turn to the other side of the bed to escape the light but was stopped with a weight holding her down that her sleep muddled mind hadn't comprehended until just this moment.

When Mara looked down though, she couldn't help the soft smile that spread across her face when she saw the Young Wolf's tousled up brown curls obscuring her vision.

Mara Sov, Queen of the Reef felt as her heart melted as she continued to gaze down at the naked woman in her arms.

Watching as the guardian beside her snuggled further and further into her arms, trusted her while she was at her most vulnerable to protect her and hold her heart in her hands to keep it safe from harms way.

The Queen fell harder and harder for this woman everyday...

-OR: The Story about how Mara Sov and The Young Wolf find comfort, safety and eventually love in one another even as the universe around them continues to crumble with the looming threat of the Witness

**Smut In Later Chapters**

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