A Place Beside Her

“Ysabel really is talented. I really liked that song too,” Cameron said sincerely.

He’d always thought she was just a kid dreaming out loud about being a singer–he never expected she’d actually stand in the spotlight one day.

“I loved it too!” Nathaniel added quickly, his eyes shining as he stared at her figure on stage.

“Come on, Nathaniel,” Hudson teased, “is there anything about Ysabel you don’t like? Bet even if she took up trash collecting, you’d be head over heels.”

“Well, I do like everything about her.” Nathaniel answered earnestly, but his fingers curled slightly at his side

Because deep down, he couldn’t help but wonder: would this affection of his end up being a burden to her?

“Nathaniel, it’s time you made a move,” Hudson said, turning serious. “There’s too much temptation in the industry. If you’re serious, stop waiting around.”

“You’ve got to trust Ysabel,” Tessa cut in. “She knows what she wants. She won’t just go with the flow.”

“Yeah,” Landon agreed. “Even though she hasn’t awakened her wolf traits, she’s still part of the Nightshade Pack–she’s a Thorne. And Thornes always know where they stand.”

the album signing event

over in person. Ysabel was

And Nathaniel?

stood at the backstage entrance the entire time, not

Ysabel walked back in and saw him, a sense of calm settled over her.

first time she’d ever said that to him

arms, his throat too full for words–he just

She stepped right into his embrace.

her in tightly, resting his chin lightly atop her head, voice soft as moonlight. “I’ll always be

Ysabel froze.

like this before–so gentle,

about it, he had always been there. No matter what mess she got herself into, he was always the first to stand up for

you

slipped out before she could stop it. As soon

fists, heart racing.

her for years, but now that it was finally out in the open, his heart pounded

his arms, his eyes brimmed with a tenderness that couldn’t be

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