The hot spring was quiet, the water rippling gently around me as I sat there, shoulders beneath the warm steam. Moonlight filtered through the open roof, casting a soft glow over the rocks and mist. I tilted my head back, closing my eyes, trying to breathe past the pain in my chest. The wound on my side still burned. I'd tried to shift. I'd tried to call my wolf. Nothing answered.
I felt empty.
I let the heat wrap around me, hoping it would ease my muscles, hoping the water would help ease the pain.
Then I heard it..👈a soft splash.
Too close.
Too heavy.
My forehead tightened. Maybe it was one of the omega. Maybe Talia. I didn't open my eyes. I didn't want anyone. I wanted silence.
But then I heard his voice… deep, calm, steady, cutting through the steam.
"You're n
