She easily relaxed into the thick body of Koda, her head resting on his shoulder as she breathed in his musty scent. Every little thing triggered a deep emotion within her heart, one that was hard to shake when she was surrounded by him. Her smaller form easily fit underneath his massive head, and when she was around him, she knew she no longer had anything to fear. The stress and anxiety that was building within her could just be released, and the weight she had been carrying ever since the Creek wolves disbanded was lifted off her pack. She felt refreshed and renewed once again. Nina would be able to move on and finish what she started and a new beginning would come for them, for her.

When his words were muttered in her ears she shouldn’t help the excited chill that traveled up and down her spine. They would be able to be together, if Elettra allowed it, and she desperately hoped that he would be with her some way or another. The place she had picked out wasn’t exactly close to Willow Ridge territory. She had made sure to pick the place furthest away from the mountains, but in the process she had also been distancing herself from her love. With fears came sacrifices. Her head then reared back, her good eye turning back into the forest, where she knew Sloane would be waiting for her, after he finished his conversation with Narime. She turned her head back to him briefly embracing him, before her words came quickly, “I must be going. Until next time, my love.” With those final words she licked his muzzle before turning and disappearing into the lagoon.