Ezra
Two hours and forty minutes in the gym, plus another thirty minutes in a cold shower, and I was finally able to sit down at my desk and distract myself with work.
Anything to stop thinking about the woman upstairs.
But Joy’s whispered words in the hallway had been sobering. I didn’t want Joy or her mother to feel like they were unwelcome, or that I was angry or unhappy about them being in my home. So, at dinner time, I put on a clean shirt and a friendly smile, and went upstairs to help Kristen to the dining room. But I found the guest room empty. The bed was neatly made, the curtains were open to the setting sun.
Even though the room was empty, her scent lingered, and my wolf stirred restlessly.
I poked my head into the master bedroom suspiciously. I was half afraid I might fi
