Vittorio is sitting in his office at the fire station and gazing at the same document for hours. There is so much to be done, but he just can’t do a thing. He feels miserable, because his wolf can’t feel Vannessa’s presence. He knows she is safe with Veles, but he can’t get himself to focus on his work. There is a knock on his door and he welcomes the distraction, it will get his mind off of Vannessa for a few minutes. And it better not be work related, because he can’t focus on anything.
“Hey, chief.” Alessio saunters in with a smile and Vittorio is jealous of his cousin's carefree nature and perpetual good mood. “You missed lunch, so I saved you a steak and some potatoes.”
“Thank you for not bothering with the salad.” Vittorio nods and glances at the clock on the wall. He managed to s
