Damien had turned toward the doors, as if he had meant to follow me, but Jake blocked his path once more. They were glaring at each other, exchanging a few words I couldn’t hear.
Dr. Wyatt stayed for a bit, but then she left them and headed toward me.
I stepped back from the door just as she came through it. When she saw me standing there, she sighed, and some of the tension eased her.
“He hasn’t changed,” she said. Without the Alpha’s presence, we could both speak more candidly.
“I can see that,” I said. “Did he really need to be here?”
Dr. Wyatt nodded. “I’m afraid so. I’m sorry for the surprise. At first he was insisting himself on joining us, and I refused. But, the more I thought of it, and considered the benefits of the mating bond, I did decide it was better to have him near f
