I should have known that Ares was serious about getting home as quickly as possible, but it was still a little surprising to be awoken so early in the morning that the sun had not yet risen, and to be told by Rayden that we would be leaving as soon as everything was packed away.
I couldn’t see Ares anywhere, but I knew Zaahra was still in their tent, and that he was not with her.
Aleks was actively avoiding looking towards me, and I was starting to feel like I was not going to be welcome in this pack.
It was probably my own fault - I knew that the rest of the pack would probably not be very understanding of it if we slept together, but I wanted something to distract myself and it didn’t seem unreasonable to turn to my mate for comfort when they all saw that I was distressed when he le
