Ryan's POV
My meetings are finally finished. It is late, but my mate is waiting for me. I walked to the dining room, but one of them told me that Clara had asked that I come straight to our room. I do not know if she has a surprise for me or not. All I know is that I want to spend the night alone with her. We haven't had much time to spend alone lately, and I feel I neglect her. Everything going on with Vlad and the other vampires in town has taken up much of our time. If I am not in a meeting, then she is in a meeting. I woke up and got straight to our room. Everything smells like roses. Rose petals are on the ground, and I smile as if my mate had never been this romantic. The rose petals lead to the balcony. I see Clara's silhouette in the moonlight. I noticed that she had her favorite
