Liam had avoided Nicole like a plague and buried himself in work. He avoided every conversation that had to do with her and made sure to only get information from Asha concerning her.

As Garrett had advised, he made sure he was with someone all through the day. He attended meetings, visited pack members, helped to find homes for the new few who had joined his pack, and did all the things he had been procrastinating.

He had never been so productive, yet so frustrated. At night he ...