Chapter 25

Connor's POV

Su was more than capable of filling Opal in without me. I couldn't allow my mate to be in Simon's presence any longer and demanded her to get in my truck before letting her get dressed. My worry was still drowning out the potential distraction of her sitting naked under the blanket beside me. Using that to my advantage, I drove to the closest rest stop. She wouldn't run from me being so vulnerable and naked, and there would be no one to distract us as we discussed the events and what was to come. Lili remained quiet, and I was thankful to have the moment to myself to contemplate earlier events after my run.

Around 10 Hours Earlier...

When Simon greeted Su and me after our run, he still could not change out of his Lykos form. I could not communicate with Simon because he had yet to take control of his new form. His Lykos, Loki, managed himself by communicating with us with no issues. It act