Avery POV
I hadn’t slept a wink.
Not even after I curled up beneath the blankets, willing my restless mind to quiet. But it didn’t. Thoughts swirled relentlessly—him, the pack, that damned bond I refused to acknowledge. My stubbornness was my only solace, but even it wasn’t enough to lull me into sleep.
The first rays of dawn hadn’t even broken the horizon when I heard the unmistakable growl of a car engine outside my window. My phone buzzed next to me, the screen lighting up with his name.
"Get dressed."
That was all the message said.
I glared at it, debating whether to pretend I hadn’t seen it. But I knew him too well. He wouldn’t leave without me. Reluctantly, I pulled myself out of bed and threw on the nearest clothes I could find—a pair of jeans and a loose hoodie that smelled f
