Lucian’s Pov The next morning, as the sounds of hummingbirds echoed across the air, bright morning light seeped through the window. I felt her move out of bed, I reached for her, and she kissed my forehead, whispering soft words " I'll be back" My wolf eased up and so did I. I let her go. Fucking biggest mistake to have ever been made I woke up to an empty bed, groaning. I rolled over looking, it was cold, she had been gone long enough that her heat had disappeared off the bed. I rubbed a hand over my face recalling our night together. I seriously had not expected her to come but she had which meant I had hope or the semblance of it anyway. She was making me anxious but also I felt relieved in a way, she was my mate, I knew that, and no matter what she said I would have her but firs

