The sky began to turn a lighter shade of midnight blue as the first light broke along the horizon, signaling the approaching dawn. Bats flew back to their hiding places as the night gave way to morning.
Silver Pack remained quiet and still, with no one yet aware of the outcome of what their Luna had achieved with their Alpha. The couple had slipped back into the pack secretly, wanting to steal a few more hours together, just a little time to enjoy each other without the weight of pack matters, the elders, and everything else waiting for them outside.
Sebastian was on his back on the bed, his wife's body sprawled over his, when the alarm he'd set for dawn went off the next morning on the nightstand.
He quickly stretched to shut it off while she wiggled sleepily against his chest like a cat. He ran his hand down her back. "Go back to sleep, honey..."
