Alarick was exhausted. After everything had settled down with Alpha Ian moving into the vacant room by Lucifer, Alarick had wondered around the castle trying to get a glimpse of Lilith. But like before when she was furious with him, he could not find a trace of her. The only evidence he had that she even existed was her sweet cinnamon scent he picked up on occasion. Once again, he felt like he was living a half-life. He was incomplete without his mate and there was nothing that he could do to fix the problem until she was ready to speak to him again.
When Alarick went to his room that night, he noticed that Lilith’s scent was slightly fresher there than the rest of the places he had searched for her. He saw that a couple of her favorite toiletries were missing, as well as some of his. He
