It's been seven days since Aaron left for Crystal Lake,and seven more until he returns.
I tell myself I'm fine, that I'm handling it. That the constant ache in my chest where the mate bond pulls toward him is manageable.
On most days, I almost believe it.
I stand at the edge of the main square, watching pack members go about their daily routines. The transformation after I reclaimed Bane's stolen wealth and using it for the pack is remarkable.
This is what my mother wanted, what she sacrificed her life for – the rise of the empire my father built. The same empire Bane was slowly destroying.
Children run through the streets, laughing and playing without the clouds of fear that hung over them for three years since Bane took over.
That fatherless bastard didn't even leave a way out for
