Maddie was looking forward to her graduation from the academy. She was ready to be with Rayn—totally and completely as his mate. She missed him dreadfully and could not keep her mind off of him. She contacted him daily, and she sensed he was aware of her thoughts. She didn’t want to bring it up though, because if she did, she was afraid he would insist on them joining immediately. She had to finish her training first. She could barely wait to inhale the fragrance of his essence, to run her fingers through his fabulous hair, and to touch his lips, but mostly, she wanted to gaze into his lovely eyes and to feel his arms around her. It had been too long, nearly a year since they had seen each other. The Vesturions were not making much progress in thwarting the war with the Xanthians. It was progressing down a road that no one cared to discuss, but it seemed impossible not to. Rayn was up to his eyeballs in his leadership role, commandeering the Guardians on Earth.
