Chapter 12

Melody took me through the garden and it was beautiful, no question. But I couldn't concentrate. My mate was constantly on my mind. The whole thing bothered me and I was much too restless inside.

I didn't catch what Melody was talking about. It was more of a background noise for me. Her good mood didn't reach me one bit.

Since it was a huge garden, it became a long walk. At least the fresh air was good and stretching your legs was just as good.

Lilia struggled through and it was already annoying me. "Layla, the garden is endlessly boring. I want to see Xavier."

I gritted my teeth to keep from completely freaking out. Controlling myself, I managed to calmly ask, "Do you have brain trauma? The man doesn't want us anywhere near him. He'd probably rather die than see us."

I got the following convincing answer: "That's not true and you know it. He just doesn't handle feelings well. Xavier has to get used to it first."

Could you kill the inner wolf? Yes, I was ready to ask myself this ques