Derick woke me early the next morning for a training session, and to my great delight, I'd actually improved from our last session, and he even praised me.
I felt a strange excitement at that. Why did my mate praising me feel so good? Was I that desperate to please him?
We walked back to the tower in silence when a messenger rushed over.
"Excuse me, Luna," He bowed and held up a note, "But this arrived for you."
I frowned as I reached for the note. It held Eric's scent. Derick must have registered it too, because his hand shot out and grabbed the note.
''Cora, go inside.'' He said, as I spun to yell at him. He looked nervous and furious all mixed into one, and his heartbeats were quickening.
''What? No. Give me my letter.''
''NOW!'' He shouted in his command tone, and Clara whimpere
