ALPHA COLTON DRAKE
I had hoped that my chat with Alpha Baxter would be enough to convince him that it was in everyone's best interests to just let her go. However, I had actually left there wondering if I was doing the right thing. She looked so happy when I suggested a run. I hadn't seen her smile like that the whole time that I had been there. When she looked at Alpha Simmons, I saw disgust, fear and misery on her face. When she looked at Alpha Baxter, yes, there was a look of love. That was to be expected with the mate bond between them, pulling them together, but there was something else too. A look of sadness and loss. She was already mourning the loss of her mate, the loss of what could have been. It was good to see a smile on her beautiful face again.
We returned the crockery to t
