Would he have been disappointed in me? Or would he understand?
Hating the fact that he wasn’t here to guide me, something I hadn’t admitted in the first few months when I took over the alpha role at such a young age, I closed my eyes. For the first time since I could remember I felt at a complete loss of what to do.
I must have been lost in my thoughts for a while since I jumped slightly when I felt a soft hand cup my right cheek, the other running gentle fingers through my hair in a soothing manner. I fought back a purr of delight at her touch. Opening my eyes I felt the corners of my lips curve into a smile when I caught sight of my sleepy mate.
“I didn’t wake you did I, sweetheart?”
Shaking her head softly, her messy hair made me look at her with even more fondness. I both saw and f
