Lily’s POV:
The very first thing I noticed as my heavy eyes fluttered open was the cold.
Not the physical kind, no, this was the kind that creeped into someone’s heart when they were alone. It was the cold that came from an absence. And this one came from the empty space beside my bed, the space that should not have been empty.
Damien wasn’t with me.
My hands instinctively reached forward, they brushed across the sheets as I sought his warmth and heat, but all I could feel was the cold silk.
A sigh escaped my lips as I sat up.
“Get a grip, Lily,” I hissed under my breath, “You are not a teenager to be pining for a man.”
I dragged my palm across my chest as I let out another exhale. I knew I shouldn’t feel this way, but I did.
My wolf squirmed just from the thought of him. Th
