After the meeting with the elders I needed time away from everything. Away from Christmas, away from pack politics, away from expectations, opinions, and stupid ancient rules everyone pretended were holy scripture. Away from everything. Except Ronan.
We headed upstairs and even though my father watched us disappear into my bedroom like he was mentally calculating the scandal per square inch, I did not care. With the amount of people he allowed to parade in and out of his office like it was a revolving door of bad decisions, he had no right to judge me for wanting to be near my mate. Let him glare. He had lost the right to dictate my comfort years ago.
As soon as I closed the door behind me, something inside me dropped away, like a heavy coat I did not realise I was still wearing.
“We’re
