I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling as I waited for Kael to arrive. Every night since we returned from Grandpa's and from the Raven Creek Pack, he had been coming to my room like clockwork. It was really strange. We didn't speak, and we didn't touch, but he was always there.
It was as if he was a ghost, haunting me every night. I couldn't shake the feeling that there was something he wanted to say, something he was holding back.
When Kael finally came into my room that night, he moved with a graceful silence that belied his size. He slipped into bed beside me and wrapped his arm around me, pulling me close. I felt a rush of emotions as I breathed in his scent, and I couldn't help but wonder what he was thinking.
We lay there in silence, our bodies pressing close but not touching. I cou
