----Lorenzo---
Knox found me in my office before dawn, his knock sharp but respectful.
I hadn’t slept. Sleep had eluded me for years, but last night was different. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw her. Sindy. Restless in that room I’d given her, pacing, fighting, burning with a fire she didn’t yet understand.
My wolf prowled through the long hours, claws raking at my control, demanding I end the torment for both of us. Claim her. Mark her. Bind her.
But I denied it.
Because if I gave in now, I would destroy her.
“Come,” I said, my voice rough from restraint.
Knox entered, his posture calm as always. But he was careful. He knew the scent of tension in a room when he walked into one, and my scent was sharp with it.
“Well?” I asked.
“She didn’t try to leave,” Knox said. “But she di
