89. A Fire Within

RAVEN

I sighed staring at the men’s perfume set that I was holding in my hand. I had come out to Stratford Upon Avon’s largest shopping centre to buy a gift for Uncle El’s upcoming birthday. It was in the afternoon, but I still couldn’t get Robyn’s words from earlier out of my mind about how I needed to tell someone about me on the verge of going into heat. But forget that, more than my heat, I needed to tell Liam about mine and Damon’s rejection.

I was going to tell him yesterday in the car, but then the stupid pain played up. Then last night I waited for him, but he had come late and I had fallen asleep.

Damon had linked me earlier, asking me why I hadn’t told Liam. Last night, Liam had talked to him and it was clear he didn’t know. I explained to him that I had been about to tell him twice but stuff came up.

But today I had booked a table in a restaurant here in town, and I was going to tell him. I wasn't