I’m awakened by the sound of the door closing and smell my mate. “Hey, is everything alright?”
“Yeah, love,” he says, coming over to kiss my head. “I’m sorry I’m so late. It took longer than I expected.”
“But it’s taken care of?” I ask, still feeling weird that he wouldn’t tell me what it was that he needed to do. “Are we still safe here?”
“Yes, absolutely,” he tells me and I can feel how bad he feels through the bond. “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to worry you. You’re safe. Go back to sleep.”
I nod and pull the blanket back up towards my face, not needing to be told to go back to sleep twice.
I wake up to the smell of coffee and breakfast, the light from the sun leaking through the white curtains on the window. I hear Seth moving around the room and I crack my eyes open, looking
