~RAGNAR~
I slammed the door to my study with enough force to rattle the ancient wood in its frame. The sound echoed through the room, matching the thundering of my pulse. Her scent still clung to me – wild roses and summer along with a warmth I knew I could never experience here, in my own home– making it impossible to clear my head.
"f**k!" I growled, pacing the length of the room. My skin felt too tight, the wolf too close to the surface. The bond pulled at me, urging me to go back, to make her understand, to claim what was mine.
But she wasn't wrong, was she? About any of it.
The door opened without a knock, and Lilja's familiar filled the room. My Beta took one look at my face and sighed, giving me that knowing look that now felt like a direct plot to add to my anger.
"I take it
