DEVON POV
Strategy meetings are usually my favorite and since this one involved the potential rescue of human victims, it should hold my interest. Yet here I am wondering why my mate is feeling anxious and worried. I could feel her anxiety through our bond. So, instead of listening and being a productive member of this meeting, I’m lost in my head. Willing it to finish.
I wanted to run out of Alex’s office and find out why she was distressed, but she wasn’t in any pain, and I also didn’t want to crowd her. After we shared our first kiss and we came back to earth. We talked about our next steps. I knew she wasn’t ready to announce our being mates to the pack. Let alone mark and mate one another.
I had agreed to give her time and space as long as she didn’t shut me out. She remained on m
