KATE
About an hour and a half had passed since Luca had left, and he still wasn’t back.
I tried to be cool and calm about the whole situation, but I couldn’t help but feel slightly anxious as time continued to speed on its axis.
My mind… that highly pessimistic part of me, instantly tried to jump to conclusions I didn’t even want to mention, but all I had to do was replay everything that had happened between us—
The way his eyes had softened when he promised to help me find my wolf…
The joy on his face when he had told me that I was his mate…
Our riveting passion and the sheer warmth of his embrace as we made love…
The powerful way he had kissed me before leaving, promising to be back soon.
It was enough to calm me down…
For now.
He would be back.
He had promised.
But when
