Maybe that was for the best, honestly. Being here, working hard, kept my mind from wandering back to Amelia and the sting of her latest rejection. I couldn’t seem to please my mate no matter what I did, and each failed attempt made my wolf and I sink farther into a darkness that grew within ourselves. Her words this time had seemed so final. No, it couldn’t be the end. I had to find some way to win her back. Somehow. Cursing under my breath, I realized I was distracted again and tried to refocus. Yet, no sooner had I pressed pen to paper once more than my office door opened and Claire walked in. I looked at her sharply. She hadn’t even knocked. At my accusatory glance, she motioned toward the door. “I’ve been knocking for two minutes. I worried something was wrong.” Oh… I guesse

