Rhys
My return was sudden. Almost too sudden for the Pack and the Council. I'd been away for more than a week and they expected me to stay longer. As soon as I arrived, they were already calling for meetings.
At first, I wanted to ignore them and go after the main reason I returned to the pack in the first place. But I wondered if it would make me look silly. And besides, it wasn't as if I parted on good terms.
I wanted her to come to me. Like she always did. This time, I wouldn't pretend. I was in so much agony after missing her for too long. Just as they arrived for the meeting, I opted out, asking Lex to handle it, while I returned to my Den. Hoping and waiting for her.
I paced the floor, tension building with each passing minute. I willed her to come to me, to sense that I was ba
