The soft glow of dawn was just beginning to creep through the heavy curtains of the bedroom when Viola stirred awake, and she immediately looked to her side.
The bed beside her was empty. Her brows furrowed together in concern. Sebastian had not come back last night. She had waited for him even when he had told her not to, she had decided to wait not only because she had hoped he would return and continue where they had left off, but because she had genuinely been worried about the outcome of his meeting.
So many things had happened within the pack during his days of absence, and she had been the cause of at least one particular problem. But no matter how long she had waited, and even out of sheer boredom at some point, she had found herself drifting into the bathroom and filling the tub with water, trying to coax that creature out to see if she could get anything from it, but it hadn't come. It hadn't shown itself at all.
