SLOAN
I had every intention of making Valen miserable by not saving him from his father’s meetings. Somehow, I didn’t consider how it might make me miserable.
I hadn’t expected to run into Missy at breakfast. I knew I had to get out of there, or I would lose the confidence I had in my plan. Her being so nice about the mate situation worried me more every day. They didn’t call out my blatant lies about being in heat, sent a warrior to keep unmated males away, and even gave me a Christmas present. Kindness had a cost, and I needed to get out of this pack before they came knocking for it.
And before my heat came back. It really could be any time now. My sister once said that heat cycles move with the moon, but I never believed that. All I did know was that mine would come back, and it wo
