Alaric’s POV “She should be here any minute now…” I hear my wolf Grey’s voice in my head, his teasing tone readily apparent. “You can stop that now,” I say to him internally. “What fun would that be?” Grey barks out a chuckle. He’s been tormenting me all morning, mocking me. I have a meeting, a perfectly legitimate meeting, at the DarkWood hospital this morning. A very important meeting, in fact. It just so happens that Cara is also expected to be here at the hospital at this day and time for Mia’s treatment. It’s not like those two appointments are related. It’s just coincidence. “Is that why you checked Mia’s appointment time not once but in twice before setting the time for your own meeting? Because it was just coincidence?” Grey teases. “I liked you better when you refused to