Athena We boarded one of the fancy carriages parked close to a ranch within the palace. The horses looked healthier than the ones I came across in Colorado. There was always that intensity I felt around him. It seemed he couldn’t resist the urge to touch me either. “Did you really mean what you said back there?” he asked. I pretended as though I knew nothing of what he asked. He read my expression and added, “I mean, the rating you gave me. Do you mean there’s nothing I’ve don enough to win you over?” I could feel the emotions in his words. “Stop lying to yourself, Athena,” Sue spoke after a hurtful silence. My wolf understood my emotions better than I did but I preferred to be in denial. “Just tell him you love him and tell him your plans about the girls in our pack. He could be of h

