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for a minute I thought…’ She shook her head. ‘You can’t wander off like that, Sawyer. Do you understand? You need to wake me.’
    He nodded his head, soft curls bouncing.
    ‘I woke Gabe. Kate made us eggs.’ Then he shoved in another mouthful and chewed.
    ‘Okay, but next time you wake me, yes?’
    He nodded again then shoved in the next spoonful.
    ‘I’m sorry he woke you. He doesn’t usually wander off like that, especially when we’re somewhere unfamiliar.’
    She frowned, her gaze travelling from Sawyer to him then she swallowed, hard. ‘You can go. I’ll tidy up here if you like.’
    She wore a pair of bright pink boxers and a white tank top that stretched across her full breasts, fuller than he remembered. She wore nothing underneath and he could see her nipples clear through the thin fabric, the way they peaked when his gaze slid over her chest. Jesus, she was still as tempting to him as ever. Maybe more so.
    ‘Gabe?’ Her voice sounded strained, unsure.
    ‘Ah no, I’m good here. Grab yourself some breakfast. Kate made plenty.’
    ‘Okay, thanks.’
    He couldn’t take his eyes off her as she dished up a heaping plate of food, obviously starving after eating only a couple of protein bars. When she sat down and started eating, a sense of satisfaction moved through him, something he’d tried to force aside. To forget.
    He’d known it all those years ago, even though he’d tried to deny it. He’d had to in order to survive the pain of losing her. But Tressa was his mate and was meant to be his. He felt it all the way down to the marrow of his bones. It was different for hybrids like him and Kate, the pull wasn’t always as strong, not at the beginning anyway.
    And now she was back, how would he pretend otherwise? How would he ignore it? How would he stand it, knowing she was so close and still he could never have her? He’d suffer like most other hybrids. The call to their mates usually only had one outcome—loneliness and rejection.
    Shit, he knew first hand. He’d been living it the last four years. She’d made her feelings clear when she walked away. His life would consist of random encounters with faceless females. Always searching, but knowing there would be nothing out there for him, that due to his DNA he’d missed the boat. Hybrids didn’t get their happily ever after, they ended up like him and Kate—alone.
    He lived only a few miles from Black Hills land. What happened when Tressa eventually found someone else? A wolf. Not some fucked-up hybrid.
    In the wild, it would have been impossible for a wolf and a lion to mate and bear offspring. But shifters, they managed to produce any messed up combination of breeds, spitting out deformed freaks like him without effort. Unwanted by either pack or pride, he’d been ignored by his father and cast out by his mother, dumped at one of the many hybrid camps to fend for himself.
    ‘This looks great.’ She smiled up at him and it fucking hurt. So much so, he sucked in a breath to relieve the piercing ache in the centre of his chest.
    Sawyer had finished his breakfast and Gabe put him in the seat by his mother.
    ‘I’ll be outside if you need me. We’ll leave in about twenty minutes.’
    Sawyer climbed off his chair and ran over to him, forcing his small hand in his.
    ‘No, honey. Gabe’s too busy to watch you. You can help me pack.’
    The kid stuck out his bottom lip and shook his head. ‘I wanna go outside with Gabe.’
    Tressa stood, revealing all that golden skin and killer curves.
    ‘It’s fine. He can come with me while you shower and get ready.’
    She frowned like she had when she first found them in the kitchen. Looking from her son then to him, biting that plump lower lip and making his dick swell. He had to get the hell away from her, especially looking like that.
    ‘Jesus, I’m not going to run off with him, Tress.’
    His words came out rough, harsh with the need thrumming through his tightly wound body.
    Her gaze