At first there had been a long train ride, then it had been necessary to walk, for a long time, under an unpleasant weather.

Eden had plenty of time to think about what to say.

"Ivan must listen to me," she repeated to herself with determination. He never replied to my letters, but here he cannot refuse to help me, not if I am in front of him.

It had been three months since he had made love to her in the barn, and she felt his heart beating against her.

Now there was apprehension in the young omega's heart, bitterness and anger, directed as much against herself than against...