RAPHAEL The pack is quiet. Everything seems quiet today. Most of the lights in the main building are off. The night staff are at their posts but the corridors are empty. I'm in my study room going through the latest report Damon left on my desk when the knock comes. It was soft and unhurried, almost like whoever is knocking has a lot of patience to wait. I already know who it is before I open the door. Serena stands in the doorway with a small smile and two cups of warm drink. Her hair is down. She's dressed casually and she looks comfortable and familiar and I bet she knows exactly how she looked. Hot. Sexy. Beautiful. "You're still working," she says, stepping inside without being invited. "You always did this. Even years ago. Last one awake in the whole pack." I move back

