VERA'S POV
Sleep wouldn’t come no matter how much I begged for it. Every time I closed my eyes, my thoughts wandered in a different direction, none of which I wanted. I found myself unraveling memories I didn’t want to revisit, my thoughts traveling too far for comfort. Turning and tossing did nothing to help my case. If anything they only served to exhaust me and, making me even more tired than I already was from the trip. With a loud , frustrated groan, I shifted onto my side and glanced at the clock on the bedside table for what would be the ninety ninth time. The red digits glared back at me: 12:34 a.m.
Draven still wasn’t back.
I stared at the empty side of the bed, the neatly tucked sheets an undeniable reminder of his absence. What could possibly keep him and Alpha Kael talking f
