BELLE

I shut the door behind him and fell into a chair the moment Grayson left. I could hear my heart beating in my head, making my entire skull pulse.

As always, my mark burned, begging to be near my mate again. I groaned.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and the only reason I knew it wasn’t Grayson was that I didn’t feel the connection to him.

“Luna?” Kyle’s voice came from the other side of the door. He pushed the door open and peeked his head inside. His eyes softened when he saw me crying. “Is it okay if I come in?”

I nodded. It would...