Tali's POV
I wait for the pack to be done with their run, my arms wrapped around my knees, and meet me by the small lake in a clearing a few short miles from the farmhouse.
After breakfast, I'd hoped to sneak away somewhere quiet and be alone for a while, even if it goes against the natural shifter tendency to want to be around others.
I've spent so much of my life alone now, it's hard to seek out others when every time I have in the past has resulted in someone trying—and usually succeeding—in hurting me.
The huge clawfoot bath in the master bathroom has been calling my name since I saw it, and the idea of soaking for an hour or two sounded like heaven. Until Dayne put a stop to it, that is. He had other ideas about how I should spend my time.
Namely, cleaning up the mess I'd made o
