(Willa) I could think of nothing else besides Caspein on the way back from his office. It wasn’t just him between my thighs; it was the way that he listened to me. He made me feel alive both when his tongue was on me and when I was in the middle of their meeting. I never felt like an outsider, even with his Beta and Gamma. I wanted to work through my feelings, but I realized that I didn’t have to think it through. I wanted this, at least some part of it. I wanted to help Caspien, and I realized that I just might be able to have my own life alongside his. Of course, Cali gave me a broad smile as soon as she saw me; nothing got past her. She whistled as I ushered Emmett into the car that waited outside to take us home. “You’re being careful, right?” She crossed her arms, Loreli hugging