Dawn It's official. I'm going to explode. Dawn's leg twitched restlessly against the chair, his basketball shoes thump-thump-thumping softly on the carpet. His nerves were going haywire. The urge to sprint downstairs and enter the party early was as powerful as his need to hold Sapphire in his arms. Those two split seconds it took to catch her were insufficient. He wished he could hold her close to his chest and inhale the delicate lavender and sandalwood scent. Breathe her in for a few moments. Instead, he was confined to his office. Pack Alphas were always fashionably late to gatherings. Similar to a king. But what kind of "king" could he be without his queen at his side? She was down the hall. He'd heard her voice when she'd arrived with her family earlier. His mother had been

