Darren POV
After Valerie and I cuddled together for a little while, I sent the sexy little vixen on her way. I wanted to get back to looking for Bethany, so I decided to call the Forest Pack and see if she had made an appearance. Unfortunately, she hadn't and I was confident Alpha Damien was being honest, because of the surprise in his reaction when he heard she had left in the middle of the night.
I wasn't sure where to look for her at that point, and I was getting increasingly frustrated with the situation. To calm myself down, I went back to the secret room and laid down on the palette Bethany made on the floor.
I had been there for at least thirty minutes, when I felt arousal course through our mate bond again. I groaned in frustration, then I stared up at the ceil
