Chapter 23

Third Person's POV

Valerius left the compound with a rare lightness in his chest.

Even though the messages from Cerys kept flooding in-complaints, reminders, little threats about her hunger-his mood didn't darken in the slightest.

He approved the dinner menu she sent, but exercised his Alpha veto over her growing list of snacks.

Leaving the supermarket, he made a brief detour to a private patisser