Derek
He couldn’t sleep.
He hadn’t expected to, not with Josephine under his roof for the first time and his wolf pacing like a caged animal beneath his skin. The creature was restless, prowling, pushing, snarling at shadows that weren’t there. Derek suspected the beast inside him was upset simply because he’d brought another woman here.
He stood in his office, staring out at the dark stretch of forest behind the manor. The moonlight cut through the trees in silver shards, but even the night couldn’t calm him.
His wolf was too loud.
Too alert.
Too focused.
On her.
He hated it almost as much as his wolf hated Josephine.
He didn’t understand it, and he sure as hell didn’t trust his wolf not to do anything stupid. The beast inside him refused to comprehend human subtleties like contr
