Chapter 51

Sydney's POV "Sydney, you really look like a lovestruck she-wolf," Grace teased as she walked into the living room with a bowl filled with strawberries, the sweet scent mingling with her fragrance. "I don't know, Grace," I spun my phone between my fingertips,my wolf Aria restlessly pacing in my mind. "Should I call him? Should I not call him?" After the whole brouhaha with Alexander and Lucas at Doris's birthday parity, my reunion with Lucas had been cut short. He had driven me home but seemed distracted, his pine and rain scent tinged with something I couldn't quite identify.Aria stayed quiet the whole way home, like she was still trying to figure out Lucas' identity by his scent. But one look at his face and I knew - no doubt about it - this was my Lucas. Before leaving, he'd made sure we exchanged numbers, his touch lingering on my hand. Since then, thoughts of him dominated my mind, making it impossible to focus on company’s business or design work. Grace rolled her eyes to the cei