Pondering in Circles

             James read the note from Damon thanking him for taking such good care of his mate. He hoped James could work things out with Emily. But duty called back home, and he would take Eva with him to deal with that.

             Duty. That was a heavy word, and it was showing on his desk. The inbox was a good four inches full of files, letters, and other things his mother in her position of Luna couldn’t deal with. How did it add up so quickly? He’d only been away for a few days.

             When he sat down to deal with it, his mind lingered on Emily and the issues between them. He’d not learned how to block her moods and emotions from him. That is, if he ever did that. From it, though, he’d figured out when the emotions were about him. They contained a sour no