/I love you too,/ she said.<br/><br/>Moving from over him, she laid down in the snow beside of him, continuing to lick his face. While she still hates herself for having to hurt him, both her human and wolf knew it's what had to be done. And now that all of that was over, one more thing stood in the way of her completely claiming him: mating.<br/><br/>At least that was something to look forward to.<br/><br/>/Do you think you have enough strength to...finish all of this?/ she asked. /Or do you want to lay here a little longer?/ Hopefully he'd understood what she'd meant by finishing this.