Across the Lonely Sea

Anwen

The day after the Sundrop Gem contingent leaves, I sleep in for the first time in days. When Frazier shakes my shoulder, and I open my eyes into the damn near midmorning light, pain rips through my chest.

Hers? Mine? Is there any point in asking anymore?

“Get the f**k off me.” I rip Frazier’s hand away. “Did I ask you to wake me up?”

“No, sir.” Frazier bows. “Alpha King Kieran did.”

“Tell Kieran to go fawn over his mate and his crown-prince-to-be,” I snarl. “Leave me the f**k alone.”

Frazier bows again and leaves. I grab a decanter I left on the side of my bed last night and take a few hearty swigs. A little bit of fuzziness in my mind can’t hurt at this point. It’s not like I have f*****g anything to do today. The investigation’s over. Kieran made sure to tell me that to my face yester……