The salt in the air was the same as it had been for millennia. The cry of the gulls, the lap of the waves on the worn stone of the dock—it was the music of my long retreat. My harbor. And then the music changed.
She came into my life and turned it upside down.
I never expected Anika to walk right into my life. I have known she is my mate for years, so I always kept my distance. From what I saw, she would have never come to a place like this.
Or so I thought.
"Leo?" Eleni called softly as I entered he kitchen to help her with lunch. "You are going to help today?"
I squinted my eyes. "Yeah, why wouldn't I?"
She scratched the back of her head. "Well, Anika and I talked last night."
"And?"
She glared at me. "Don't interrupt me, that's rude."
I leaned against the doorframe, cros
