Chapter 4

They did a man handshake and started to haul the luggage into the house and up the stairs. I followed behind, hugging my arms to my chest. Sniffing the air, I only found the slight trace of the familiar manly smell that I missed in the time I was gone. My arms slumped in relief and disappointment. While the boys traveled up the stairs, I stayed behind looking at the pictures of the Crescent Pack that hung on the cream-colored wall. My eyes found a picture of me, smiling as Galam held me tightly from behind as he kissed my cheek. It wasn’t on the wall, however. I found it faced down on top of the fireplace. My heart clenched again. “Sorry about that,” I heard a familiar feminine voice say as she took the picture from my hands. She hung it back on its hook on the wall. Her crystal blue eyes showed concern. “I’m still putting pictures on the wall. We haven’t completely settled in yet,” Jade lied and gave me a comforting smile. “You don’t have to lie