Chapter 34. Running Barefoot

BELLE

I shut the door behind him and fell into a chair the moment Grayson left. I could hear my heart beating in my head, making my entire skull pulse.

As always, my mark burned, begging to be near my mate again. I groaned.

There was a gentle knock on the door, and the only reason I knew it wasn’t Grayson was that I didn’t feel the connection to him.

“Luna?” Kyle’s voice came from the other side of the door. He pushed the door open and peeked his head inside. His eyes softened when he saw me crying. “Is it okay if I come in?”

I nodded. It would be nice to have some company.

He came in, looking around my apartment. “So this is where you’ve been staying over the last couple of months, huh? It’s, uh…pretty crappy.” He didn’t even try to maintain politeness.

I couldn’t help but laugh. I appreciated that he didn’t pity me like everybody else.

“Yeah,” I agreed, wiping my nose. “It’s pretty crappy.”

“Beats the room you were staying in a