(Rhysette's POV)
Even when we finally got to the Packhouse, Shade did not allow me to step down from the car, he instantly swooped me into his arms once more, despite my rather loud protests.
It should have clicked instantly that that was what he had in mind when he handed his keys over to Gunner to drive and sat with me at the back instead, but I’d missed it.
Even as Shade carried me into the huge house, raindrops cascading from our bodies while I silently and urgently pounded his back with my fists to set me down lest we be seen by anyone or even worse, seen by his parents, I still couldn’t help but feel a mix of excitement and tranquility.
The intensity of the moment we had all shared earlier had brought us closer, and now, anticipation built in me as I wondered what was going to
