-Valerio- After the unpleasant dinner, I bid Alpha Michael and his family goodbye. I sighed as the doors closed behind them. My wolf, however, was far less pleased. He craved only one person. I made my way up the stairs and down the long corridors until I reached my room. I paused for a moment, gathering my strength before facing Octavia again. She had taken my breath away the last time I saw her, and I knew she would again. The power of the mating bond, I thought to myself as I pushed the doors open and stepped inside. When I walked in, I expected to find her standing with the chains dangling, glaring at me with that deadly intensity she always had. But that wasn’t what I saw. Instead, she was on her knees, devouring the food I had ordered for her. It seemed she had no time or patie