Aria's/Lysara's POV

She walked forward, taking off her robe too. I watched her leave, following the movement of her hands as she took off her robe and it fell slowly to her feet, and her well-shaped ass dropped into view. Her slim back was as seductive as ever.

I wasn't angry or furious that she was leaving? I was dead weight, and I wouldn't want her to lose because of me. It wasn't her fault that I had lost my wolf. Still, I felt a snag in my chest that my only friend now was leaving me. ...