Mercury POV Saturday morning came at such a breakneck speed that it almost gave me whiplash. It would be an exaggeration to say I was looking forward to the day. I wasn't in any kind of haste for the day. Today, if anything, scared the hell out of me. You might wonder why. As it turned out, Riordan, or Rio as he prefers to be called because he claims only his parents and official members of the packs used his full name. As a result, he requested that I call him Rio. Which, by the way, I thought was even sexier than Riordan. I'm not saying I dislike his name; I actually like it. For someone like him, I simply think it's a little pretentious. That isn't to say I know who he is. Quite the opposite actually. I'm sorry, but I'm rambling. I'm going to quit talking now. Exhale deeply. “M

