TWO WEEKS LATER.
"Kitten," Rafe murmured nervously.
"Hmm?" I muttered, not looking up from my iPad.
"I need to go back to Italy," he said.
I looked up at him to see him fiddling nervously with his hands.
"Aww, baby.. I'm going to miss you!" I whined.
"Uh, about that. You're coming with me," he whispered.
"Sorry, but I can't, Rafael. I want to finish school here with my friends," I frowned.
"I need you there with me, baby. You know that everyone becomes weak after meeting their mate and staying away too long," he reasoned.
"Can't you stay until I finish?" I pleaded.
"No, I left my Third- In- Command in charge and it's only so long an Alpha and Beta can be away from their pack," he said.
"Okay," I whispered, fiddling with my fingers.
He tilted my head and smiled at me, leaning in
