A Forest's Long Awaited Renewal

At first he is too shaded by the trees to be seen. However, she quickly realizes things are different again. He is not a shimmer tonight. She finds herself growing quite lightheaded, her cheeks flushing and happiness flowing through her as rugged, tanned features are exposed by the dying light of the sun, and the rising of the moon. His wide, beaming, feral grin radiates from his entire body as he approaches her, his hand gliding along her cheek as his lips descend to hers. "I claim you, Briana, as my Mate."