I slid the key Bernard had given me into the lock and pushed the door open. The room was filled with steam from the bathroom, and the sound of running water


    echoed through my bedroom.


    She was here. In my territory.


    I closed the door behind me and turned the lock with a decisive click. No interruptions tonight.


    I shrugged off my Formal Alpha Jacket, draping it over a nearby chair. The weight of my phone in the pocket reminded me of pack duties, but they could wait. This couldn''t.


    The bathroom door stood partially open. Light spilled out in a golden rectangle across the dark floor. I moved toward it silently, my wolf instincts taking over.


    I pushed the door wider, steam rolling out to envelop me. There she stood, her back to me, water cascading over her slender form like liquid silver.