Erick
The sound of Sophia’s laughter hit me harder than I was ready to admit.
I had missed that sound so much.
I stood near the doorway of the restaurant, half in shadow, pretending to tidy up the counter just to keep my eyes on her.
She looked exhausted, but still beautiful in a way that words couldn’t capture.
Her cheeks had that soft flush that came from the long day’s work, her hair slightly tousled from the kitchen heat, her uniform a little wrinkled… and yet she glowed.
Every moment she spent here seemed to breathe life into the place.
Then Max came.
The sound of his voice made my wolf’s fur rise instantly.
I turned just in time to see him walk toward Sophia with that easy, familiar smile on his face.
He was too close to her.
My wolf growled low and deep in my chest,
