We see the deep romance between Yuki and Ikuto grow closer as a tigress feels the love and comfort of a wolf.

Arms of a Wolf

Back at the Bushido-Akio house, Yuki was sitting on the porch, just feeling the breeze on her fur and she's very conflicted as to how she'll deal with facing Kuzan yet again, but strong enough to stand up on her own two feet and take back the power that Kuzan took away from her and she's got huge backup by her side that will be there to protect her. She heard someone's footsteps behind her and as her ears perked and then she turned around and saw Ikuto coming by and she scooted over to make room for him and as Ikuto sat down, she looked at him for a while and said, "I'm so happy you came to warn me."

"When I met the guy in person, I could tell that he's a huge threat towards you and all the stupid lies he's said about me and you, I wanted to just throw him off a cliff and see how he likes it." Ikuto answered.

"And if I had witnessed it, I would've jumped straight to your arms and kissed you for that reason." Yuki replied.

Ikuto chuckled softly after that remark she made and he said, "Probably for a long time."

"You know, you were the one reason that I survived this ordeal for a year. Whenever I look at you or be around your presence, it just made me feel really safe and secure. I wished I could've told you before, but Kuzan made me not to. For the longest time, I had felt like all of this was my fault because I had done something to make him so mad." Yuki explained.

Ikuto places his hand around her for comfort and he told her, "What you went through is never your fault. It's Kuzan's fault for making you keep it a secret from us. Any man that can beat you, manipulate you and actually tell you what to do, who to meet, where to go, how you eat, sleep, dress or whatever is nothing short of freaking coward. When I heard about those details earlier tonight, I could not have been more disgusted."

"I just can't get over the fact that he put those girls through all of that." Yuki added.

"No one deserves that at all. You definitely didn't deserve that." Ikuto agreed.

Yuki sighed at this and she looks at Ikuto for a second and said, "Everytime I think of you, I can't shake off this feeling that I have about you; my heart melts when I hear your voice, my heart skips a beat when you smile and I get weak in the knees when you kiss me. Your aura is unexplainable, but it's just the amazing feeling I have and whenever I talk to you, you always encourage me to be myself. It just shows that my love for you is so strong."

"I feel the same way about you. It gives me reason to be a better person, better protector and better everything. I can't imagine my life without you." Ikuto said, looking deeply into her eyes.

Yuki stared into his eyes and she felt the same exact way about him and she stroked his cheek and said, "And I can't imagine my life without you either."

"I want to do everything in my power to be there for you until the end of time and protect you always." Ikuto said, half-whispering.

They came close together and kissed each other in the lips and it just shows the amount of love, loyalty and faith that they have and proves that the embrace of a wolf's arms is much stronger than anything and they wrapped their arms around each other to feel each other's love and embrace as they had a tender kiss and afterwards, they looked at each other again and knew that this is what true love feels like.

Yuki rested her head on Ikuto's shoulder, nuzzling him gently with a soft purr and Ikuto kissed her in the forehead and whispered, "I'll protect you with my life, Yuki. I promise."

Both of them were unaware that Max, Saori, Akashi, Miyo, Lei and Yang were watching through their window to see them so deeply in love and they knew in that moment that they were made for each other and Max said to Lei, "I know my daughter's in love with your son."

"Pretty soon, I'll have a daughter in law soon." Lei said, looking pleased.

"And we'll have a son in law." Saori added.

Akashi couldn't agree more and he said, "I think we ought to go over the plan a little bit because I have a feeling that Kuzan could strike soon."

Just a very sweet moment. The serious stuff with Kuzan is in the next chapter!