Chapter 165

Allison's POV Liam was running late, just as I expected. I had planned to wait up for him, but as the clock struck midnight, I couldn't keep my eyes open anymore. Rubbing them tiredly, I finally gave up and headed for bed. I had barely settled under the covers when I heard the distinct sound of a car pulling into the driveway, followed by the front door opening. My heart raced as I sprang from the bed. When Liam entered the house, the living room was dark. I could sense his confusion – I'd promised to wait up, yet appeared to have gone to bed. Classic Allison move, I suppose. I knew he'd be thinking whatever I wanted couldn't have been that important. I heard him loosen his tie and settle onto the sofa. Then something changed in the energy of the house – that familiar pull between us that I couldn't explain. Before I could reach my bedroom door, I sensed him ascending the stairs with those long, powerful strides that always made my inner wolf stand at attention. Just as his hand was ab