My eyes fluttered open and I proceeded to stretch out my muscles. I almost forgot what had happened the day before but as I stretched my arm landed on the other side of the bed which was cold and untouched. Lucas hadn't come back all night.

Tears threatened to fall but I remembered that I shouldn't be wasting any tears on Lucas if he didn't care enough for me to even come back at night or speak nicely. I cursed this stupid mate bond that made me feel so emotional rather than it actually being me.

Climbing out of the warm duvet coverswas always the hardest part and normally it...