Linessa twisted in her sleep; the same sleep she’d begrudged falling in last night. She’d stayed up for as long as she could, watching the door to see if Alpha Zhamar would come in and try marking her against her will.
He didn’t come, but as she opened her eyes with a long, tired yawn, she found that she had the survival instincts of a damn fly…for here right beside her bed sat the culprit she spent her whole night trying catch.
With a gasp, she quickly scooted back, her back hitting the wall with a low thud. Her heart was beating fast from the surprise and her inhales were deep as she tried to catch her breath. “What are you doing here?”
He smiled, a smudge smile that she did not like one bit. “I came to check if you left without my approval like you said you would.”
“I didn’t think y
