Alaia POV
At some point during the drive I drifted off to sleep. I just couldn’t handle anything else happening, so I forced myself to shut down.
Lying in Xander’s arms was heaven. Breathing in his scent brought me a sense of peace and tranquility my life had severely been lacking the past few days.
I was sure he had plenty of pack work to catch up on. He’d been with us at Opal Moon for much longer than he had anticipated. My old pack was the largest in the area, but not by much, and the Blue Moon pack was a close second.
Xander had his hands full running multiple businesses, seeing to his pack members, and protecting his lands from rogues, all without a mate by his side.
I was sure he was just as tired as I was, but he didn’t show it.
He allowed me to rest, cradled in his arms for t
