ARIA WINTERS
I wake up to someone knocking on my cabin door while it's still dark outside. It's probably like five in the morning and I'm not even remotely ready for a healing session with Kael.
I pull on the clothes they left me and splash water on my face. My hair's a mess but whatever. It's not like he cares what I look like.
When I open the door, Tomas is standing there looking like he hasn't slept either.
"The Alpha wants you at his study," he says. "Now."
The walk to Kael's study feels longer than it probably is. My stomach's doing this stupid thing where it keeps flipping and honestly, I hate it.
I hate that I'm nervous about seeing him after yesterday. I hate that I keep replaying the way he looked at me right before he left.
Stop it, I tell myself. He's mated to Celeste. T
