დHenryდ The last few days had been not only informative but exhausting and I knew I would be taking one hell of a risk, however, I needed to pursue my mate. I took a deep breath as I ran my hands down the sides of my freshly pressed black pants. I was nervous and I was not even sure why as it was not as if I did not already know Rose. She needed this time away as much as I did, and I quickly glanced over my shoulder to see the carriage waiting. Philip and Viviane had been kind enough to put together a picnic basket and although the weather was rather cloudy and the ground was still wet, I had a plan. I reached out and knocked on the heavy doors of the castle and waited. I could hear movement from inside and the soft footsteps got louder as whoever it was hurried toward the doors. I was no

