She was still sound asleep, curled into me happily, I smiled at how beautiful she was, she looked so peaceful and perfect. I glanced at my watch, it was just before six around about the time I usually woke up, it didn't matter what time I went to bed I only really slept for five hours at the most and was always awake by six am. It was a male shifter thing, like an internal body clock I guess, we all needed less sleep than humans, female shifters could sleep for longer. I guess it was something to do with the male being the provider, so I guess the wolf would go out looking for food for his mate, something like that anyway I don't know. I brushed her hair away from her face, god how the hell am I gonna pull this off just being friends with her? My whole body was screaming for her, but if it was either put myself through agony of watching her with someone else everyday just so I could be close to her or cut her out of my life completely. There was only really one option, and although it would hurt like hell and be the hardest thing I will ever have to do, the other option would kill me, I know it would.
