I couldn’t feel the cold or the emptiness of the room because all I could feel was him, everywhere, filling everything. He kept filling the void inside of me. “Damian…” I whispered his name under my breath, squeezing into his arms. “How do you feel about being yourself?” I was eager to hear how he felt about being the pack’s alpha. I was curious as to what was going through his mind. I was interested in knowing everything there was to know about him. He stopped stroking my hair and looked me in the eyes. “Being myself?” I moved away to get a better look at his face. “Yes.” He shifted his gaze to the veranda. I could hear him sighing a series of times. I couldn’t tell if it was because he didn’t want to answer the question, or because he found it difficult to reflect upon his role as t

