Albert I woke up with a weight inside me. Not metaphorical but a literal, pulsing weight. Warm. Stretching. Throbbing. At first, I thought I was dreaming. Everything was hazy, the air thick with sweat and the scent of something wild and familiar. My body ached in a way that was all too telling. Then I moved my leg… and felt him. Still inside me. Still knotted. Panic hit me like a flood. I opened my eyes and blinked through the shadows of Emon’s bedroom… Emon’s… and I remembered. Edward. His voice. His touch. The way the bond had cracked open and I had fallen into him like gravity. I bit back a sob. Why would I after I had tried to resist for so long? I thought I was winning! He stirred behind me, his arms wrapped around my stomach, his chest pressed against my back like a fur

