It’s Time
He said softly and remorsefully, “I’ll be home as soon as I finish up.”
I nodded at him with a calm smile and stood there, in the downpour, watching his car disappear down the street.
I had loved Lucien Grey for ten years, and never once did I expect to be anything more than a shadow in his life. Then, three years ago, Summer had bailed on the Marking Ceremony, and Lucien stood before the whole pack, asking if anyone else was willing to be bonded to him as his mate.
I stepped forward immediately. I had loved him quietly for so long, and for three years, he had been nothing but gentle, so much so that it all felt like a dream. Just when I began to think maybe h