Chapter 145

Theo's POV The following week, I was going through reports from other section of the VM Group when I heard a soft knock on my door. I didn't need to look up from my desk to know who it was—the mating bond had already announced Claire's presence with a warmth that flooded my entire system, making every nerve ending sing with anticipation. It was quite early in the morning and no one had arrived yet. I spoke with my mate the previous day and she said she was coming in today, straight to my office. "Come in," I called, though she was already pushing through the door with the kind of determined purpose that had always characterized her approach to solving impossible problems. She stood in my doorway for exactly three seconds, her green eyes blazing with the fierce intelligence that had first captivated me, before crossing the space between us with swift, decisive steps. No words were exchanged—none were needed when the separation of recent weeks had created a hunger that transcended ration