Chapter 15

CLAIR

Unfortunately, sleep didn’t come.

It was almost three o’clock in the morning, and I was still wide awake. The face of the wolf that almost took my life lingered in every corner of my room.

When I couldn’t take it anymore, I stood up from my bed and went to my dresser, and took Jake’s shirt that I had placed in there without even washing it. It was the one I put on after I shifted, hoping his scent would calm me down enough for sleep to take over.

And then, for the first time since I came back, I drew the curtains closed, putting the room into total darkness.

I wasted no time and lay in my bed, closing my eyes and pulling my blanket over my head, ready to put my mind in the blanks when a mindlink startled me.

'Are you awake?' A voice came into my head.

'Jake? Why are you still awake? It’s three in the morning.' I pulled my blanket down from my head and openly stared at the dark ceiling.

I heard him chuckle before answering. 'Do you really expect an Alpha to sleep peacefull