The next morning when I woke Mason was gone. He must have gone to work and didn’t want to wake me. I was glad for it. Turns out a day at the office and being stalked by a lycan will really take it out of you.

I showered, got dressed and found myself in the kitchen making coffee. There were snores coming from every angle of the house. It made me laugh over the rim of my mug. I dared a look outside, seeing the boy’s trucks and the morning light filtering inside. You would never know ...