The next few days moved unbearably slow. Sage wanted nothing more than to stay locked in her room, taking lavender oil baths until she felt better. But she forced herself to get up, get dressed, and continue to go to classes despite barely being able to focus. She found that Caspian wasn’t in history class when she arrived and was ashamed to admit she was a little relieved. The instincts of their matehood made it hard for her to think when he was near her.

Sage couldn’t ...