FAO
I ordered dinner brought to our suite.
We'd spent all day with the pack — meeting, greeting, learning — and I wasn't ready to spend dinner in the communal hall too. I just wanted her. My mate. My anchor. The one person who made any of this bearable.
We ate on the bed, plates balanced on our laps. Halfway through, Elowen set her fork down and looked at me.
"I need to make some calls," she said. "Rowan. My parents. I left them messages from the road, but..."
"They need to hear your voice." I nodded, reaching for the phone Corvin had given me earlier. "Use this. Take your time."
She took the phone, her fingers trembling slightly as she dialed.
"Ro? It's me. For real this time."
A shriek came through the speaker loud enough that I winced. Even without enhanced hearing, that would h
