Odessa walked cautiously towards her bedroom window.
She held her breath as she approached, slowly, afraid that if she even breathed the wrong way, he would disappear.
Ruby eyes stared unblinking as she approached, but before she could reach the window, he was already gone.
She turned on her heel and ran downstairs in hopes of catching up to him. Her night robe flowing behind her, Alaric, who had woken up to get a glass of water, sighted a flash of red lace.
And knew who it belonged to. He bolted after Odessa, who was running so fast he could hardly keep up.
Bella, he whispered, in order not to raise the alarm and wake anyone.
But she was already running outside. Silver hair loose down her back and her feet bare. Odessa chased after the lingering scent of her mate, who was slowly dis
