Aine’s POV:
Three weeks after the attack happened, I was still shaken. Cale’s presence, though, made me feel safe. I couldn’t imagine my life without him anymore. I was in love with him and I wished he felt the same way about me. It was also the day of my birthday. I was turning 26 and still stuck in this half-life. I wanted Cale to love me, to need me like I needed him.
When I sat up in my bed a gloomy feeling settled over me, something just felt wrong. That is until I saw the small wolf wood carving on my pillow, lying next to my head. He must have snuck into my room and put it next to me, knowing that I would see it when I woke up.
I knew it was from him, these carvings kept showing up on my birthday since the first year he came here. I always said thank you but he just kept on i
