After the eventful evening, she just had Odessa ready to lie on her bed forever and never get up. Desmond was silent beside her on their walk to their wing. He had been silent ever since Xavier made the statement about something coming for her. Odessa knew she was supposed to be worried. But to be honest, she had no strength in her to care. She had been through so much ever since she died and came back, getting married to Desmond, almost getting killed by rogues, finding out she had powers, finding out she had a true mate. Her mate almost killing her, resurrecting her mate's ex, fighting a bunch of alphas, saving her mate. And now this. My love. You're zoning out. Desmond could feel Odessa from the other end of the bond, but instead of expressive feelings, it felt cold and numb, like she was withdrawing into herself as a defense mechanism. Odessa didn't look at him. As they walked into their room, she headed
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