Rowena’s Pov

As I stuffed my face with the plate of casserole in front of me, I tried to ignore the clench I was feeling in my chest to my best. Because it was something that never should have been there.

It was a taboo to feel this fear coursing thin in my veins at the unsettling fact that Sébastien was standing in the rain outside the gate. But I strangely couldn’t force down the feeling either. I just sat there on the bed, wallowing in it as I ate.

“I brought you water.” Alpha ...