"So go to her." Sera urges but I shake my head.
"I can't just leave in the middle…" I don't manage to finish my statement before I am cut off.
"Yes, you can." Sera pushes off the wall, closing the distance between us. "Aaron, listen to me. We have Marcus in custody and we have increased security throughout the pack.
The immediate crisis is contained." Her voice softens. "Your pack is safe but your mate needs you, and whether you want to admit it or not, you need her too." She points out.
The truth of it hits harder than I expect.
I do need her. I need her with an intensity that grows sharper with each passing day, until sometimes I catch myself staring at nothing, completely lost in the ache of her absence.
"I can't be like my father," I say, and the words come out rougher than inten
