Rex’s POV
The next two days with Aries passed far too quickly. Every second with him felt like water slipping through my fingers, no matter how tightly I tried to hold on.
We were in our room, just like we had been the past few days, him reviewing some documents Lilly had given him probably about the trip, while I sat by the window, staring at the sun dipping low beyond the pack house. The view was mesmerizing, but not as much as the man sitting just a few feet away from me.
I glanced back at Aries. His brows were furrowed in concentration like he could glare the papers into submission. I chuckled softly to myself before sliding closer to him, wrapping my arms around him from behind. Maybe I could be the break he didn’t know he needed.
“What’s got you staring at those papers like they
