Things are much better between Cyran and me, and a part of me is relieved that our dark times are behind us. I'm still wary, though, but I've got to drop my suspicions and not think of him as the 'new Cyran'. He's the same man that I fell in love with, and he isn't changed. Not truly. He just has more responsibilities now that he's Alpha.
That's what I tell myself every day.
Still, despite all my positive affirmations, I can't deny that something is slightly off about him. I realized it when he called in Lou, whom I was so delighted to see. I dropped to my knees and embraced him with everything I had, squeezing the life out of him. "I've missed you so much," I say, meaning it with all my heart. He was like a son to me. I bathed and fed him back at the encampment, and he was as important to me as Cyran was.
