Roman Goddess, being in this room brings back so many memories. Seeing the picture of Theo on the mantle, I swear I can hear his laughter. Maybe it’s this room, maybe it’s the commonalities between Samantha and Samara, maybe it’s that Theo’s birthday is coming up soon, but it’s like all of that grief from nine years ago is pressing down on me, making it hard for me to breathe. ‘Focus on our mate,’ Pierce says softly. He feels the pain of losing Raye as much as I feel the pain of losing Theo. All four of us were best friends. Our wolves treated each other as much like brothers as Theo and I did. I look up and see her staring at me like I’ve grown another head. s**t! She was finally opening up to me a little and I started going down memory lane. I push the past aside and focus on my mat