The sky outside had deepened to indigo by the time Kira wandered back into the beach house, relaxed and pleasantly tired from her walk along the shore. Derek, on the other hand, had been pulled into an urgent business call.
A merger contract with one of the strongest northern Lycan packs had landed in his inbox overnight. His lawyer had reviewed the draft days ago, but the final version had arrived with an urgent request for signature before morning. He had been trying to reach Ryan for clarification, but his lawyer wasn't picking up.
Kira heard his low, clipped voice drifting from the study as he spoke to Declan. Feeling the long day catch up with her, she went upstairs to freshen up. When she came back down, he was still at it, rubbing his temples. He looked stressed. She decided to give him some space and wandered into the kitchen. She found Flora's note stuck to the fridge with a little magnet shaped like a seashell.
