The sound of the front door opening and closing alerted me to Rider's return from the guest bedroom. I had decided that staying in Rider's room just wasn't a good idea, especially after that girl showed up. Sure, we hadn't decided to be together or anything but we were still mates. Until we figured this out, I don't think he should be bringing his sneaky links around.
I could hear his footsteps walking around, looking for me until he finally sniffed me out. His tall, well built form stood silently in the door frame.
"Vera," he said, smiling awkwardly, probably still thinking about what had happened between his wolf and I.
"Rider," I replied stiffly. I could see he was slightly taken aback by my tone before he sighed, rubbing the back of his neck. It was silent till he finally replied w
