Natalia’s POV
I sat on the edge of our bed for a long time after Andrei left, staring at the spot where his travel pack had been. The room felt too big and too quiet now, and his scent was already fading.
Two days. Andrei had been here for a precious two days before he’d had to leave. Two rare days when we got to be a family again, when we got to spend time with the twins and live in a brief little bubble of happiness.
And we had spent most of those two days doing… what? Fighting rogues? Arguing with each other? Wrapping one another’s wounds like two seasoned warriors instead of mates?
I felt like a big baby for wallowing like I was now, but I couldn’t help it. I hadn’t left my room since he’d left and I hadn’t even come out for dinner, which was hours ago. I should have been able to g
