After I ran into Daeva in the woods, I paced around the territory for an hour before going back home. As much as I wanted to meet my mate, jump into his arms, and hear him say everything would be alright, it was too risky. If the little b***h tried to follow me again, I’d lead her straight into the fox’s den - and I didn’t want to think about what would happen if she found Dakota.
But I did nonetheless.
In fact, all I did when I entered my room was think. Not even the cold, pounding stream from the shower could calm my nerves down. At some point I’m sure I started crying, but when my tears mixed with the water, I could pretend that I wasn’t. So much for the strong female Alpha act.
I didn’t sleep that night. My thoughts kept me up, but I was also afraid that if I closed my eyes for too
