I awoke easily, pleasantly rested, which irked me in that it did not make sense considering I was still in that study, in this chair that should not have been so comfortable by any means.
Seren looped my senses knowingly. Despite everything, the fact of it was that I was always better rested near my mate.
He was not here at the moment, though. It was as if his absence had tugged me back into consciousness, the mate bond stirring me to seek him out.
Stupid.
I slouched into the blanket that had been draped over me at some point while I was asleep. Even that was unfair.
I had justifiable reasons to be angry. More than justifiable. No amount of kindness could redeem murder.
That was the truth I clung to. I had to, with my brother’s life on the line.
My gaze fell upo
