“I’m sorry, Athena. I can’t do this.” Grey mutters, more to himself than me, and then disappears. I’m left standing alone, in the middle of the forest before sunrise, back to Grey’s half sister and some other woman who my mate seems to be petrified of meeting, wearing muddy jeans and a guy's shirt, hair flying around my face in the light breeze. Lost.
“Oh my God.” I hear the woman cry out from behind me. Cautiously, I turn around to face her with my hands limp at my sides. I can’t believe he would just leave me like that! He’s not telling me something and I’ve just been dumped right in the middle of whatever it is.
The woman has dark, nearly black hair, flowing down to the top of her breast in gentle waves and looks to be around forty. Her eyes are nothing besides gorgeous; a piercing, e
