Isabella’s POV

My thoughts had been tangled ever since returning from the Alpha King. That day, I was floating somewhere between sleep and waking when I felt the mattress dip from one side. The scent of cedar and warmth wrapped itself around me, lulling me further into sleep, but a moment later, a large, calloused hand slid gently along my spine, coaxing me out of my nap.

I blinked my eyes open slowly, squinting at the afternoon light streaming in ...