••• Colton’s POV •••

“Lucas, Lucas. She’s awake,” I grabbed my mate’s shoulders and shook them to wake him up.

I hadn't been able to sleep peacefully since the rogue she-wolf was sent to the infirmary. I had just woken up and mindlinked the guard I had placed outside her ward, and he said she was awake.

My mate groaned and turned his body to the other side.

“Lucas!” I smacked his shoulder with all my might.

“Colton,” he groaned again. “It’s still too early to wake up.”

I looked at the alarm clock on the bedside table and saw that it was only 5 am. He was right. It...