Chapter 108 | Hot Chocolate

Charlie

I get everything out to make us some hot chocolate. Harper now sits on the countertop behind me. My body feels like it’s buzzing with excitement being in her presence. My wolf is hyper aware of the fact that she sits behind us and that the room smells like her sweet fruity lemon-lime scent.

I turn to look at her as the milk heats up and she glances up at me and asks, “So, what were you doing up?”

I shrug, “I told you, I get nightmares too.”

She frowns, her eyebrows scrunching together as she does and she says, “Your group seems like it has the picture perfect life. I can’t imagine that you would have any reason to have nightmares.”

I shake my head, “I can see why you think that, but it took us a long time and a lot of effort to achieve what we have now, but things haven’t always been so simple.”

Harper tilts her head to the side as she asks, “So, what hardships have you faced?”

“You know,” I start as I turn back to check on the milk, “I think there’s a lot we both want to kno