Blair POV
My hand touched the locket that dangled between my breasts as I watched the preparations going on outside for Brynn's birthday celebration. I gave a sigh, my hair blowing around my head in the gentle caressing breeze. My eyes went slightly misty. I hadn't expected to be given a gift, expecting nothing more than the usual treatment of being ignored and instead, my mate had been thoughtful enough to get me something. It was hard not to feel touched by it. I blinked back tears, looking at the forest, wishing I could go for a walk but hesitant. Images of being held down and Alpha Daxton shot through my mind. Now instead of serenity, all I saw were potential dangers that were hidden in the shadows of the trees and shrubbery. I hated it. Hated that I was afraid. Something else that I
