I woke up the next day to a renewed vigor, and for the first time in a while, the chirping of the birds didn’t make me want to hurl stones at them. I inhaled deeply, letting the little peace I had managed to cling to settle inside me. After my resolve, I had officially begun ‘Operation Get My Mate.’ From now on, I will focus all my energy on winning Lucan. Micah would always be in my heart, but I had to face what is here. Lucan was still alive and grieving, and I fear he may need me. I rose from the bed, stretching my arms as a yawn tore out of me, and I whistled as I passed to the bathroom. Minutes later, I stood before the wardrobe, scanning the assortment of clothes there. Lucan—or whoever had stocked the clothes, because I doubted my mate would ever go through this trouble—had spa

