Nyla said, "This is what I was hoping for. I just don't know if you can yet." I said, "Why?" She said, "You stand upright. Your injury is at the very bottom of your spine. It puts more pressure on your spine, when you walk, than I do on mine." I said, "We can keep working on it though, right?" She said, "I'm not giving up on you, lady. Don't you worry about that. But for now, I would love to walk with Conri's wolf." I laughed when Conri shifted into his wolf, Conan, and mind linked, "Shall we take a walk together?" I looked around, and everyone else was shifted too. They all wanted to show support for me. They all encircled us, and we started walking slowly, at first, then it started to get faster. Before I knew it, we were running again! I was so happy, I wanted to cry. It seems like I have been waiting forever for this day. I said, "Nyla, I am so happy to have you!" She chuckled, "So you're not mad at me for waking you up?" I laughed, "Hell no!"
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Conri leaned over and whispered in my ear, "Are you sure you want to do that so soon?" I said, "I know I do. So, you should call and arrange a time to get your tux soon." He smiled, "Yes, my princess. I will do that today." I smiled and kissed him gently, "I can't wait to be your wife. Then you'll be legally stuck with me forever." He laughed, "I wouldn't want you any other way. I've waited too long to have you. Do you honestly think I would want to let go of you now?" I smiled and said, "Just making sure." He chuckled and shook his head, "You baffle me sometimes. You know that don't you?" I said, "It keeps you on your toes." We finished eating breakfast, and I changed my shirt into a tank top, then put a jacket over it. Conri said, "Are you sure you want to wear that?" I said, "I'm going to be trying on wedding dresses. I need the thinnest clothes possible to ensure they fit okay." He said, "Okay." We went into the sitting room and waiting for our mothers. They both s
Conri and I went outside, and he said, "It really is not fair that you can shift with your clothes on, without destroying them. You get to see me naked, but I don't get to see you naked." I laugh, "You see me naked every morning and night." He said, "Still not fair. Seeing you naked is my favorite sight to see." I just shake my head as he comes out of the woods. He and I shift at the same time. I take off running while I hear him laughing through the mind link, "You think you can get away from me, little mate?" I laughed, "Catch me if you can, my mate." Nyla was running as fast as she can and loving every second of it. I knew Conri was purposely staying just a bit behind. He knew how much I missed running. I reached a clearing and crouched down, below the height of the grass. He started looking around for me, then, suddenly, he was on top of me. Conan said, "Give up, mate?" Nyla said, "What do I get if I do?" He nuzzles Nyla's neck and says, "Whatever you want." She says, "I want mo
Three days later, I'm on the phone with Grandma. She wants us to come down today. I have nothing else on the schedule, so I tell Grandma that I will talk to Conri about it and let her know. It's only six am, and I am dressed to meet my physical therapist. Conri is still sleeping, and I really don't want to wake him. I have a feeling about today. but I don't want to disappoint anyone. That is the reason I am alone in here. Well, I have Trina here, because she's my bodyguard. I can't go anywhere without her, but I'm really glad. She and I have become best friends, and I don't know what I would do without her or Lupe. I'm on the chin-up bar, doing pull ups and I'm finally able to get my legs in front of me to do it. I am so happy. I relax as soon as the therapist gets here. He said, "Those were some wickedly painful pull ups you were doing. They're very effective, but they are painful, and I'm glad to see you doing them." I laughed, "I love working out. So, do you think today m
Dinner was amazing, as usual. When we were all passing the food around, Conri tried to take just a little of everything, at first. When he saw the hot-hot, he asked what it is. I said, "It's a mix of tomatoes, onion, chili peppers, salt and pepper. Grandma has always called it hot-hot." He took a big spoonful of it and passed it around. He noticed that only Gabriel and Grandpa took any of it, "It's that hot, huh?" We all laughed and nodded. When he tried it, he moaned, "This is so good! Ash, you need to tell the kitchen staff how to make this." I laughed and said, "I will, but it won't be as good. I don't know why, but it's always best when Grandma makes it." He laughed and said, "I will never doubt your word again. This is amazing." Grandma chuckled and said, "Sweetie, you may have to have a kitchen of your own and start cooking some of this yourself." I said, "We'll have to see about that." Conri stopped everything and said, "Wait; you can cook like this?" I laugh, "She's the one
I woke up the next morning and went to the gym as soon as I got dressed. Conri followed and helped me on the leg press by spotting me. I want to get my legs back to the strength they were before I got shot. I'm working out when my physical therapist comes in. He said, "You're doing exactly what we were going to do first. I'm happy that you got a head start. It saves time to be able to work more on walking." I said, "I've done four sets of ten already. I am two presses away from five sets." I do two more presses, and I say, "Done. What's next?" He asked, "Have you stretched?" I nodded, "Before I started the leg presses." He said, "Then, I guess, you get to start walking. I would also like for you to try to run. As werewolves, that's a survival skill." I laughed, "You got that right." I walked around the gym three times, then started jogging for one lap, then running at a slightly faster pace for another lap, and I progressed with each lap. Each lap got faster and faster until
I woke up this morning to the most exciting and terrifying thought of my life. Tomorrow is my wedding! I am excited and anxious and scared to death all at the same time! Conri is definitely the love of my life. He keeps telling me that he's loved me since we were ten years old, but I never have gotten to tell him that I fell in love with him at about the same age. I don't even remember when it happened or how I realized it. I just always hoped he would be my mate. Which is why I was so happy to reject Mike. The guy was a fucking idiot. My Conri, my Prince, is a thousand times better; in mind, body, looks and heart. I know there are not many men who would've stuck by me when I was paralyzed. I also know that, if they had stuck around, they wouldn't have taken the time to research ways to cater to me, without making me feel like a burden on them. Conri has always treated me as his equal and no less. I don't know how I got so lucky, but I will never take it for granted... ever.
When we got to the castle, we were met by King Fenris and the warriors. King Fenris was barking orders to his warriors when I asked, "Have you found out how they got past the patrol?" King Fenris said, "We lost two warriors." I shook my head and got mad. I said, "I need my chair. I am not wearing myself out over rogues." Queen Nina was already on it, "Ashie," she yells, "I walk up to her and say, "You are amazing. Thank you." She said, "Just be careful. We can't have either of you getting hurt the day before the wedding." I said, "I plan on just using magic. Conri will stay by me." She said, "That's good to know." I yelled for Conri, and when he approached, I said, "Why don't we go on the roof again. We don't know how many we are dealing with, and I want to be able to heal our warriors as soon as they are down." He said, "Good idea. Dad! We're going on the roof!" King Fenris nodded and yelled, "I'll join you in a minute!" We went up to the roof, and we were met with an unbel
I was so wrapped up in the moment, that Conri was able to sneak up behind me and whisper, "See something you like?" I turned around and put my arms around him and said, "You know, I never even gave children a thought before now. I knew I wanted them, eventually, but I figured it would happen on its own." He laughed, "It might help if we weren't using protection." I laughed, "Yeah, that might help. Seeing our families with Sylvie is making me want to give her a baby brother or sister." He said, "I don't mind starting on that right away. Do you?" I laugh, "Maybe after she goes to sleep tonight." He said, "You do know that until she can go in her own room, we are going to have to be quiet too." I said, "Yep. That may be an issue. We'll just have to wait and see what happens." He laughed, "You got it." A knock on the door caused us both to look warily, just in case it is someone who is looking for Sylvie. When the person was let in, she was a bloody mess and barely standing, "He