From my throat to my p***y to even my ass, my entire body ached the next morning. I turned in the bed, whimpered softly to myself, and snuggled closer to someone strong, the muscular body hard underneath mine. He smelled like fresh pine, mixed with sweetness, a scent that had always been hard to forget.
“Good morning,” Gaian whispered, his eyes closed but his fingers gently stroking my shoulder in small, soothing circles. “How’d you sleep?”
“Good,” I said, watching the way the sun glimmered against his skin.
Small lines appeared around his mouth as he gave me a soft smile. I laid my head on his chest and glanced around his room. Pictures of his family and his pack decorated the cream-colored walls.
“Why am I here?”
“After last night, you fell asleep in Calder’s bed. When I went to bri
