Aira’s POV
“What are your plans today?” Knox asked, pushing my chair in behind me at breakfast.
He was so close, I could feel his breath feather over my hair. It sent a zing of desire through me all the way to my toes. “We’re going to one of the outer villages,” I murmured. “Just to check on operations outside of the closest towns.”
As I was secretly hoping he would, he asked, “May I come along?”
I smiled at him. “Of course.”
Jack was absent again this morning, which took away some of the pressure. I’d actually been a little excited to see Knox this morning, and I was glad my brother wasn’t here to grill the life out of him.
Knox sat down next to me with a smile of his own.
We all ate quickly so we had plenty of time to get to Wayward Frost. When we were finished, I took my mate’s a
