Blue woke up in bed alone.
She had told herself it was okay, that someone like Lucian always started their day early (even earlier than Blue). It didn't strike a chord with her, not at all. Nope. She was perfectly fine waking up by herself in a very unfamiliar environment because of a situation she seemed to have no control over, definitely.
The thought that Lucian had gotten ready for his day while Blue was still sleeping—the Head Alpha seeing Blue asleep—made her frown.
The sight of her unpacked suitcase and bags didn't help either.
For Blue, the thought of her legitimately living here now, in Lucian Steele's house, getting ready to be mated to someone she was not in love with, for the rest of her life, made her feel sick to her stomach.
The only thing Blue was grateful about (tha
