The chill of the air brushing against her skin informed Charlie of her mate’s absence before she opened her eyes. A twist of disappointment ached in her chest, but she wasn’t surprised, if anything it was more of a shock that his departure hadn’t woken her up. It was a true testament to her fatigue and injury that it hadn’t. Light cracked through the spaces around the curtains, the morning sun breaching her comfy solitude on the couch, but it meant her father should long be home from his shift. If Jay had stayed, who knows how the ex-Beta would’ve reacted to seeing her cuddled up to the promised Alpha. Charlie shuddered from just imagining the glares and lectures she would have received.
A pleasant happy glow spread through her, as she cast her thoughts back over the night, simmering in
