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The light is coming from the hallway, and my guardian looks so happy to see me.
I smile back at her.
Somehow, she knew about him. She knew about all four of them.
The beautiful monsters from The Abyss. My fated mates.
She told me to run to the portal.
She knew they’d find me and protect me.
She holds up the cup and points at it, which is something she’s always done to indicate it’s time to come to the kitchen for a drink, or a snack.
I nod at Alina, and she leaves, not closing the door.
“We can talk better in the kitchen,” I tell him, knowing the light will help, and Alina can tell me when he’s saying things I can’t understand.
He nods and gets up, looking so out of place in the small room. He’s bent over slightly because of the low ceiling, and he has to crouch to get through the doorway. I get up once he’s out of the room, and I throw on a few layers of clothing in the hopes of warming up.
Getting food in me would probably help. I hope Alina has cookies to go with the tea. I missed dinner earlier, and it feels pretty late now.
I move through to the kitchen when I’m bundled up in a thick sweater and warm pants.
Though we’re not strictly supposed to take anything from the communal kitchen, all the women who work there take a little something home from time to time. Leftovers, or a couple of spare vegetables to make something of their own when they feel like they need it.
Lucky for me my guardian had some supplies at the ready.
Alina has three bowls of stew set out, sides of some sort of vegetable dish, and a few small loaves of bread. There’s also a jug of water on the table and cups of tea have been laid out.
The table itself has been moved for some reason, and the wolf man is sitting on the floor by the far side of it. I guess he’d probably break our chairs if he tried to use one. He’s all muscle.
And I probably shouldn’t keep staring at him as if he’s the meal I really want.
Tearing my gaze away is harder than I expect.
This guy is actually, honest-to-Goddess, meant to be mated to me.
Fated mates aren’t exactly common, and he isn’t exactly a regular shifter.
He’s so much more of a man than any of the guys that live here.
I force my attention back to the table, and then I raise my eyebrows at Alina while she puts the cutlery down. It seems like more than we’ve had before, and the rolls are basically a luxury item that we never get the chance to have, at home or at work.
“The girls felt bad about what happened today,” Alina explains when she turns back to me. “They kept this aside for me and told me to eat later when I needed to.”
I step forward and hug her tightly. I know she must have been worried about me.
When I let go, I move over and sit down in the seat across from where the wolf man is sitting on the floor. My usual side of the table is pressed up against the door, which looks a little busted up.
It’s broken. Is that why the table is wedged against it?
I look at Alina expectantly, and she lets out a sigh.
“Lita, meet my son, Sol.”
My eyes widen as I connect the story Alina told me to the man who saved me tonight.
He says something I can’t work out, and a glance at Alina gives me the answer.
