Michael POV:
At night, I heard howls and felt the pain Rati was feeling. I had no idea she could share her pain with everyone and not be marked by me. I need to read more on royals and red wolves. I roll over and James is not in bed. His side of the bed is cold, meaning he has been gone for a while.
“James, where are you?”, I asked via mind link.
“I am lying outside of the house Rati is in”, he said.
“Why are you there?”, I asked, because we are supposed to give her space.
“I know you heard her howls? I could not help it. I need to be near her. So, I shifted and slept in the back of the house facing her window”, he said, and I shook my head.
“Some back before she sees you”, I said, getting up to get ready for the day.
When I got out of the shower, James walked in still in his
