♛Harley♛
I counted every breath and every heartbeat as I silently willed time to move faster. It was the only thing I could control. I tried to focus on Archer. I tried to see his face, hear his voice. I could feel the press of the mate bond that hummed faint and far, but steady. I tried to remember the taste of freedom. The warmth of the sunlight. The breeze against my skin. And of course, I felt the guilt that weighed me down. If I hadn’t been so stubborn, so determined, none of this would have happened. If I had been with Archer at his pack, our pack, I would have been safe. But no. I had to prove a point. To whom? Myself? I laughed bitterly as I stretched my legs out in front of me. If I had gone with Archer, Malrik would have found no one at my apartment. If I had just told Archer ab
