"What...what is it?" I carefully asked. "I'm okay sleeping here." She said, clearly miffed. My eyebrows furrowed. "What? But our bed is over there. Your body will hurt if you sleep here." I said, confused. "I'm sure you'll be okay with a few more hours without me." Diana said, turning her eyes to look at the moon above. Oh. I realized my mistake. There was no excuse for my abandoning her on her first week here. I had failed in my duty as a mate. Failure is a feeling I am not used to. I had to fix this. I gently walked over and knelt in front of her. She snapped her head and looked at me. Her eyes were filled with fury. Her red hair shone around her like a halo. I reached up and stroked her cheek with my thumb. She flinched at my touch. "I apologize." I finally ground out. She blinked, surp
