It was still raining outside when Alpha Walker left me again. He told me he needed to leave, and disappeared before I had even registered what he had said.
I didn't move from my spot on the bed that had become ours in this realm and in reality - the sheets still smelled like him, and it was comforting to wrap myself in the scent of the man who had sworn to protect me, even though I wouldn't be able to fall asleep like that.
He was gone, and I didn't know when I would see him again; but I couldn't think about that. I had to focus on where I was, and what I could control.
The rain was thundering against the window and the room seemed so small without Alpha Walker keeping me safe; I sighed, and curled up on the bed, biting my lip as I tried to hold back the tears that were prickling at the
