The three months that she was gone.
Her sudden appearance.
Her acceptance of my past was like it was nothing.
And the Luna ceremony.
I didn’t know how I managed to finish reading the letter before I crumpled it and threw it in the waste bin as I wiped the tears that fell from my eyes with the back of my hand.
I didn’t know such pain as this existed. It was too much.
Chapter 55
NADIA.
Ididn’t have a trainingscheduled for today, so I spent the whole afternoon with Katya. We talked about Zahra, Riley’s mother, as well as other things I needed to learn as a Luna.
Before I left today, I told her that I thought I was ready to have the Luna Ceremony even if I didn’t think I was capable of being one.
She hugged me tightly and told me that I didn’t need to worry about being capable, because this was my fate, and I was meant to do this. And that she would be there to help me as I transitioned to my rank.
I couldn’t be more grateful for her.
I couldn’t wait to tell Riley the news. I was hoping he would get as excited as I was.
I was almost at the packhouse when I tried to reach Riley. His mind was closed, but I just shrugged it off. He might be too busy with work and didn’t want to be bothered.
I parked the car carefully in the big parking space Riley allotted just for me, since I was still having a hard time parking in a tight space.
It had been days since I was able to drive on my own. I was still not that confident, but I guess everyone knew the car I was driving, and no one was trying to drive near me. I was just driving within a ten-kilometer radius. Hopefully, I can get the hang of it and drive further.
I slipped the key inside my jeans pocket and skipped my way up the stairs. It was dinner time already, and I was expecting Riley to be at the table, but he wasn’t there.
“Where’s Riley?” I asked everyone after I acknowledged their greetings.
“In your room. He’d beenthere for hours now. I asked him to come down for dinner, but he said he was not hungry. He was probably tired and resting.” Beta Dominic answered.
I just nodded my head before flashing him a smile. “I see. I’ll go check on him then.”
“Do you want me to ask someone to bring dinner for both of you?” Jenny asked.
“No need. I can come down later. Just save something for us.” I winked at her before I turned on my heel and headed for the stairs.
I wondered why he retired early to our room today. Riley never went to bed early unless we were fucking in the middle of the day. But rest? That man was a walking machine.
I hoped he didn’t tire himself out. He had been working too much since I came here, and the only rest he would get would be at night or whenever we were together, but there were times he would still work with me, just watching him or sitting on his lap.
I was panting by the time I reached the fourth floor from all the running I did to hurry up. I was so worried that something was wrong with my Alpha, and he wasn’t saying anything.
I turned the knob and pushed the door open. The receiving area of our room was fully lit, and I walked past it and headed for the bed.
It was empty, but I could smell and sense him.
I turned my body around to scan the whole room and found him at the side of the bookshelves, his shoulder leaning on it as he sipped a glass of bourbon.
Goddess, I missed him.
“Isn’t it too early for that? You haven’t had dinner yet.” I smiled at him and walked toward him, wanting to wrap myself in his embrace.
