“How did it go?” Ella pounced on Sam as soon as he was back in the hotel room, his breathing abnormal as he tried to calm in his shaking body. She’d never seen him in such an agitated state, and finally understood his reluctance to allow anyone else to meet with the vampire king. Obviously, it required a tremendous effort to tame his wolf when exposed to a vampire, a challenge which she’d never had to experience. Thankfully. Now, as she engulfed Sam in a bear hug to caress his back, she felt his anguish like her own. Gradually, the trembling receded, and she could sense his breathing regaining its normal pace. She still held him close, offering comfort and murmuring soothing words in his ears. She was more than ready when he reached blindly for her, their lips colliding into a hungry k

