-James- It had been a few days. I knew Lara was avoiding me, spending her time training with the queen and attending meetings with the king. They were discussing what needed to be done for her pack while preparing for the upcoming meeting in just three days. It seemed the alphas might have… changed their minds, to put it nicely. Of course, neither Lara nor I had changed ours. That night we shared was still vividly etched in my memory. Goddess, the little female could drive any male crazy—especially with her sweet voice and the defiant edge she sometimes had, as if she needed to be f*cked back into submission. I had loved every moment of it, though. I knew it would be powerful, but I had no idea just how much it would consume me, how desperately I wanted to touch her again. I walked i