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Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini playing softly. One of her favorites, coincidently. Blinking open still puffy and scratchy eyes, the room she found herself in was done in brown and light blue with very masculine furniture. The bedside clock read two after ten in the evening.
    Concentrating on the info she was picking up kept her mind from replaying the events from that afternoon. Specifically , the betrayal of her parents. She really wasn’t sure what hurt the most, showing no remorse for nearly killing her a dozen times as a child or tryin g to weasel their way out of paying for that crime . Even after they had confessed to it. Her whole life, she ’d   been lied to and made to pay the price for her parents deception. Now that she was free and knew the truth, it was, well, a relief actually . B ecause all her questions now had answers. Why was she different? Why couldn’t she be around other Pack members? Why was she encouraged to be around humans? Why had none of the Pack doctors ever talked to her personally after she got older? Simple, her parents and their lies. Not an easy feat when a Lupus could smell a lie. However, bending the truth to suit yourself was still lying no matter how you looked at it.
    Sitting up, Rivera brushed her hair back then took a deep breath. In the aftermath of her breakdown, a dull ache remained where the sharp pain of loss and betrayal had lodged. It was a deep cut that would be with her for some time. But she had to move on. Not the first time she had done so. Her entire adult life was about hurting in some way and finding something else to overcome it with. The Pack doesn’t want you? Simple, go to school and loose yourself in your studies. You’ll never shift? Easy, go overseas and learn a new language. Your parents don’t seem to care? That’s okay, go to graduate school. You feel alone and unloved? Well then, take an internship at a foreign university. She had become an expert at letting it all go and focusing her mind on something else. This time was no different. Although instead of something, it was someone. Never did she imagine that such a gorgeous male would want her. The short conversation by the waterfall assured her of that and despite the bond, Roan had been truthful about his attraction to her. She couldn’t see it. Having been aware of her own shortcomings for decades, she would just have to take his word for it. Still, it did something to her, deep inside. It m ade her feel desired. And not by a mere human but a Pack member where before she was shunned or simply ignored. Now , she felt…she felt as if she had finally come home. All these long years had been spent on pursuits to occupy her mind, to try and fill the void or forget that she wasn’t a part of something where she had always longed to be. It had been lonely, oh so lonely, without the Pack. A part of her, the wolf she had vaguely felt over the years despite not being able to shift , had felt that separation and loss deeply. But then she had a Mate , a True Mate that was sexy and strong and smart and all hers. Him b eing Pack Alpha really didn’t mean much to her. She never was one to think overmuch about status. A position didn’t define a person, it was the person who defined the position. No, Roan being Alpha was of little consequence. It was the man who had Rivera’s attention. In fact, since her mind was on him, getting his attention seemed just what she needed.
    With that thought firmly implanted, she hopped out of bed. Spying the in-suite bathroom, then her bag by the door, she quickly ran over and grabbed it.
    “Rivera! Dinner’s ready, sweetheart.” Roan’s voice came to her from the other room.
    She smiled as she took her bag over to the bed and rummaged through it, taking out her green and gold silk robe. “Be out in a minute. I want to wash up first.”
    “That’s fine, sweetheart. Take your time while I set the table.” The sounds of dishes and utensils rattling