Lauressa sat on the bed in silence, staring at nothing in particular as her head was pointed at the floor. Gale was pacing around the room and muttering to himself in dismay. He was determined to fix this for his mate. His wolf had shuffled back to him and was whimpering. He cursed it, demanding to be left alone but it remained with him. He felt like throwing things like Nik had done earlier. He stood at the window, staring down at his pack members willingly going about their business. They may not have much choice in their lives, but at least they were happy. They could try to achieve their goals and do something worthwhile. He could not, he had to do what he was told to become a good Alpha, like he had always been told.
He then felt some warm arms around his waist and felt Lauressa's he
