Jase didn’t turn up for more than a week, and I had already started packing my things. Val promised to come and take most of them before he came for me.
The days were empty without the wolf-man, but I refused to feel sad. On one hand, it was because I kind of knew that Jase was all right and with his pack that he was where he belonged. On the other hand, I wished I would have a chance to say goodbye.
I clapped the book I was reading shut and put it in one of the boxes standing near the door when I heard the roar of Val’s truck. I walked out and grinned at my tall friend, who got out of the car.
“Hey, girl!” he said with a wide grin. “Packed?”
I nodded. “Everything I won’t need anymore, yeah.”
“So let’s get it in the car, and then you can invite me for a cup of hot tea,” he said and ma
