James POV

Jemma and I have been here at Strand for only a few hours, and I already miss home. They’ve all been very accommodating and polite, and it's nice to formally meet Jemma's family, but I feel … out of place.

For one, they’re all very formal. There’s no common comradery like with our pack. It's all business here all the time, and it makes me immediately homesick.

I'm such a home body. I like the same dinners on the same nights, and I like my usual routine. This is seriously going to test me. Maybe I'm boring, but I just like home. It's all I’ve ever had to...