Sam laughed at Ella’s merry attitude, although he was totally clueless about what had just transpired. “What’s going on, Ina?” he grabbed for her again, feeling the usual thirst for her now that they were alone again. His lips parched which led him to swallow past the huge lump lodged on his throat.
Tenderness was not an emotion he was familiar with, and it was taking him a while to adjust to it. Her happiness, however, was a huge relief and he felt himself reacting to her infectious laughter.
Ella rolled her eyes playfully, and his grin widened at her frivolous demeanor. “My mother…was worried about me. But we cleared the air,” she answered enigmatically. “So, all’s good with vampires and Mongrels?”
With a benign shake of his head, Sam related how some of the pack members helped to b
