“Amelia,” Daniel called, his voice deep and incisive, when she continued to keep her back to him for too long. Of course, he knew she had already noticed his presence there. After all, her wolf was purring for him so intensely that Amelia had no doubt he could hear the vibration in her chest. Amelia closed her eyes for a second, took a deep breath once, twice… When she opened her eyes again, she silently cursed Tomas, watching him walk back towards the party the same way they had come to the square. He seemed annoyingly cheerful as he walked away… And she was taking too long to turn around, her mind accused. Amelia took another deep breath. She shouldn’t be so nervous. All she had to do was turn to Daniel, talk to him normally, and if he tried anything, she just needed to say they coul

