(This chapter contains explicit scenes and 18+ graphics. It was hard enough for me to write without screaming, oh god.
Please read with discretion. Thank you)
"I'm sorry," she whispered, her voice trembling. "It's just... the Gathering. The rogues. I’m just wound so tight, Drew. There's so much going on. So much has happened, and we have so much to do. We haven't even caught up to the last few years yet."
Drew’s jaw tightened. He could sense the lie,or at least the half-truth. But he saw the genuine terror in her jade eyes. He forced his own beast back, the wolf within him snarling at the interruption, but the man prevailed. He smoothed her hair back, his touch reverent.
"We don't have to do this," he said, his voice a low, steady anchor. "I told you I'd wait. If you’re not here with m
