The walk back up to the pack house was uncomfortably silent, save for Nolan and Amy chatting quietly behind Rhys, Anne, and me. I kept steeling glances at Anne, but her face was unreadable. One of Rhys's arms was wrapped around her shoulder, and he stroked her arm gently with the other. He glanced over at me and gave me a half smile and winked.
I trotted up the porch stairs ahead of them to open the door. After mind-linking Nolan to take them into my office, I bounded up the stairs two at a time until I reached the third floor. I raced down the hall to my room, threw open the door, and pulled on the clothes I had laid out on my bed earlier, nearly falling on the ground when my foot got stuck in the leg of my pants. Growling at Tenebris who was howling with laughter, I grabbed a pair of sh
