Chapter 76: Round and Round

(Piper POV)

I woke up feeling happy, well-rested, and energized. My pillow was a little firm for my liking, but it smelled really good.

“Little Pea?” a husky voice said next to me.

Thanks to just-waking-up grogginess, I was a little confused to hear another voice in the room. In my groggy mind, I was alone in my bed back at Moon Shadow. I got even more confused when I felt someone begin to rub circles on my back.

But then —much quicker than if I had been in a drug or alcohol-induced haze— everything came back to me.

I opened my eyes. My “pillow” was Leo Bloodstone. And he was the one rubbing circles on my back.

I sat up and started to panic, but Leo brushed my hair out of my face and took my face gently in his hands.

“Ssshhhhhhh. It’s okay, Little Pea. You are safe,” he soothed.

Safe? He thought that I was safe? I was alone in a hotel room, in bed with the wolf that I have been running from for over two years. How was that safe?

“I-I have to go.”

I tried to push Leo’s han