*Meadow*When we left the apartment, it was already 7pm. We walked outside and were met by Cara and her tall companion; a stunning dark-haired handsome man with stunning ice blue eyes. I felt strange as they both stared at me and bowed their heads."Hello Meadow, nice to see you again," Said Cara with confidence and charm, as it seemed to be her style. She gestured to her partner, and he smiled at me. "This is my hubby, Alex."He rolled his eyes at her but took my free hand and kissed the back of it. "Pleasure to meet you, Meadow."Caleb pulled me closer to him and eyed Alex almost in a warning. "We are going out for dinner, you both are welcome to join us unless you want the night off." He said, and I noticed a hint or suggestion at the last part. I blushed, and Cara laughed."As if you will take the car and drive it yourself. Let's go altogether," She said and opened the car's door looking at me. I looked at Caleb, and he sighed letting me get in and following me right after.W

*Meadow*I woke up ready for an adventure. I was smiling more now, and I only noticed that after looking my cheeks pink in the mirror instead of the pale shade they used to have. I really couldn't wait to see where we were going.I heard a knock on my door, and I rushed to open it, only to find a tired and sad Caleb. My heart sank to the floor as he tried to force a smile for me, so I took his hand and pulled him in. "What happened? Are you ok?"He sighed and I led him to my couch, he immediately pulled me with him when he sat and I landed on his lap sideways, as it seemed to be our comfort pose. He didn't want to talk, it should be something terrible, and so I let him take his time while I hugged him, resting my head on his shoulder. He laid his head on top of mine while he took a deep breath, and I felt him slowly relax. After about 10 minutes of silence, he finally kissed my forehead and spoke. "I am sorry, you deserve better..."To hear these words broke my heart, so I lifted m

*Meadow*"What happened to her and your dad?" I asked, a little unsure if he would like to talk about it. But he didn't seem to mind, he just took a deep breath and continued."Someone wanted revenge on my father's business actions and took it on her. For a long time I was mad at him for this, but finally realized it was not his fault. I didn't talk to him for five years, then we got together when we had leads about the responsible for her death, and we wanted revenge. That brought us closer, and I apologized to him many times. Once it was all over, he told me how proud he was of me, and he put me in charge of the family business. A few days later he was found dead in his bed. He simply let himself die, no pain, no suffering. I just knew he wanted to leave this world to reunite with Ma." He said with a little sadness but nothing more than that, he came to accept it a long time ago and I felt he was at peace with himself towards it, which caused a great relief in me. He then tilted hi

*Meadow*At some point, I fell asleep, and when I woke up, I almost thought it was all a dream. But he was there, resting his head on his paws, guarding me while I slept. I felt so tiny next to him.I looked around and saw the sunset approached. I slowly started to get up and he turned around to help me, gently pushing me up with his head. I smiled at him and whispered "Thank you."Once I was up, he lifted himself next to me. Standing on his all fours he was as tall as me, his head at my own level. I reached to brush his mane with my fingers, and he nuzzled me making me giggle. He then licked my face and I smiled. "Stop it! I don't have any way to clean myself!" He kept licking me a few more times and then finally stopped. I hugged his neck tight and buried my head in his fur; he was so warm and soft, he felt safe.Then he pulled back a few steps, so I understood he was going to change back. I turned around and gave him my back, kneeling on the blanket while I gave him privacy, alt

*Meadow*Next morning I woke up hitting my phone's alarm clock and when I sat on the bed, I rubbed my eyes trying to remember how I got there. The moment I did, I felt such sadness as I missed him. I took a shower and put my outfit on, thankful that I had my mind in the right place when I accepted to come there and went to pick up a change of clothes first. If I were going to be staying there, I needed to pick up more things from my apartment. It would be easier for me to stay there, but I was aware of Gideon's state of mind, and I was going to be causing stress on Caleb if I did. I didn't want to add to his worries.The morning was easy back at work, and my nemesis was nowhere to be seen. At our morning meeting, my boss asked me how I was feeling and I said I was much better. He asked me what plans I had to put my strategy into motion and I was caught by surprise. I hadn't been preparing for a fast application, so I asked him for time, and he gave me one more week to finish the inse