Chapter 10

Late evening soon rolled in and Nayla led me to the venue of the Lighting.

I didn't know how to feel about seeing Vaughan again.

Oh, I did. And not wanting to see him anymore than I did a syringe of wolfsbane translated to it.

Colourful birds chirped above me, and the heady scent of flowers in the east gardens seeped into my nose.

I noticed a portion of the garden were missing most of their flowers. Frowning, I asked, "Why are their flowers missing?"

Nayla looked at the direction I was staring at. "Oh. That's because the Alpha always has flowers sent to newly weds, and their newborn pups."

I digested that. My fingers trailing over a bed of white roses, I asked a question that'd been unknowingly festering in my subconscious. In spite of myself, soon after I asked it, I instantly became consumed by it, wanting to know...

"Nayla, what is Vaughan like?"

Under her breath she murmured, "I see you both are on first name basis, somethi