Alethea

Liam stiffens the moment he receives the mind link. I notice the tension in his shoulders, the way his jaw tightens, but I don't ask what it's about. It's none of my business.

At least, that's what I tell myself-until he turns and looks at me.

His gaze is intense and unreadable, but I can feel it. This is about me.

"What?" I finally ask, my spoon pausing mid-air.

Liam exhales sharply. "Alpha Asher says I should bring you back. Immediately."

My eyes widened. Just like that? He suddenly decides I have to go home?

"He misses you, Ally," Xena purrs in my head, her voice laced with longing....