~Aria~

Alpha Jamie leaned closer to me, his fingers lightly grasping my pendant.

“Your necklace…where did you find it… it's rare and magnificent,” he uttered in admiration.

It was the second day of the peace treaty renewal signing and we were standing in front of the ceremonial hall waiting for Lady Pat to join us.

Last night, Jamie had suddenly left me in the gazebo after a guard whispered something in his ears. Something he didn't tell me as he hurried off but my sharp ears picked—his mother had just arrived at the Pack.

The air shifted around me as his eyes strayed on my lips while he was still...