Chapter Ten

Lucas stepped out of the elevator and tiredly made his way to the door of his modern penthouse. Glancing at his wristwatch told him it was almost 10pm and he was looking forward to some much-needed rest.

As he approached the door to his apartment and scanned his fingerprint, he suddenly sensed something was off. He couldn't put his finger on it, but the hairs on the back of his neck had risen and he was suddenly going into defensive mode. Was it the Veta pack? How did they track him to his house so quickly? Was his cover blown? His mind was racing with possibilities of how they must have found him as he braced himself, his claws extending out instantly and slipping into alpha mode as his door slowly opened, he slipped inside and the lights to his sitting room automatically came on.

Until he saw who the intruder was– Anna. She was standing by his floor-to-ceiling windows staring out in awe into the sprawling metropolis with skyscrapers, bustling streets, and busy traffic below. The city