I waited up for Lucael to return home for hours. Until the sky began to lighten. But there was no sign of him. Nothing at all. I curled up within the bed where we had been together earlier and cried myself to sleep. Every attempt at a mindlink to my mate had remained unanswered. A deathly radio silence was all that lay between us. My mate seemed to not want me…
Only as I awoke, was I shocked to find his heavy arm weighing across my body, and I jumped in shock. “Sssh, sshh.” He whispered. “It is me.” He placed a tender kiss upon my forehead, as he snuggled a little closer to me.
I wriggled within his embrace, so I was facing him. “You came home?”
Lucael did not seem shocked at the harshness in my tone. “You were upset.” He said softly. His eyes filled with concern as they studied my
