Roman Sawyer has his own ringtone, so I knew the moment my phone started ringing that it was him. I didn’t mean to startle Samara, but when you start snarling mid-kiss, there’s really no other response you can expect. I keep my eyes on Samara, needing her to ground me. She’s here. She's alive. She’s safe. He never found her either. “Sawyer,” I growl into the phone. Samara’s eyes are wide and she gently reaches out to touch me, reminding me that he doesn’t know that I know about his betrayal. “Damn! Is that any way to greet a friend? I’m guessing that means that things between you and your mate haven’t gotten any better. I haven’t heard from you in so long I was beginning to wonder if she killed you in your sleep.” I take a deep breath, pulling Samara closer to me, using her scent to c