Rhea Everwood
I finished having a meeting with the pack elders, I watched as they filed out of the room and when they were gone, I stood up and decided to return to my chamber. My shoulders ached with a weariness that had nothing to do with physical exertion. All I wanted was the quiet solitude of my own room.
I started walking out of the courtroom when I heard my name being called. "Rhea." I didn't need to turn to know it was Rowan.
"The meeting ran late," he observed, falling into step beside me. “I am sorry I wasn’t there with you, I had to sort out a few things.” He apologized and I smiled calmly,
"You don’t have to apologize. The elders were worried," I said, my voice flatter than I intended. "And when the elders worry, they talk a little. You have all people know that about the
