Chapter 13: You can talk...
I stared at my phone for the umpteenth time, wondering why she wasn't calling.
"Is there a problem?" Lucius asked through our mind link.
I was dying to tell him I could speak, but I needed to find the right moment and make it seem as natural as possible. I didn't want to startle anyone.
"Nothing," I said and returned to reading through the documents in front of me.
It was the proposal Olivia had sent in that morning and Lucius had printed out a copy for me to go through and vet, but I couldn't seem to concentrate. She filled my mind.
Occasionally, I would feel a pang of guilt for thinking about another woman who wasn't my wife Selene, but after a while, it'll fizzle away. It seemed as if I was overreacting and slowly; I felt less guilty about the whole thing. Perhaps it was time for me to move on and heal.
"Are you expecting a call?" Lucius pressed further. "You've been staring anxiously at your phone all day,".
"It's nothing," I said firmly. "And I like the proposal," I said in an attempt to change the topic. "It seems doable,".
"It's similar to all the proposals we've been getting, Xavier," Lucius sighed. "There is no difference,".
"It may be similar to what we've seen, but consider how she has helped a lot of packs with her expertise. C'mon, Lucius, let's give her a chance,".
Lucius leaned back as he stared at me. "You like her, don't you?"