I blinked and snapped my hands back, regaining control of my body in a matter of seconds. My cheeks were flushed with embarrassment, but Slade's blaring ringtone saved me from answering all the questions that hung in the air. To my horror, he pressed the red button and returned his attention to me.
"Ari, have you ever communicated with your wolf?" He picked me up carefully from my lying position to deposit me on the sofa. I should just tell him I was as surprised as he was, but I didn't want him to know my wolf had spoken to him even before she spoke to me.
My struggle for the right words to evade the question coincidentally led my eyes to rest on his lips, and I had to fight the urge to press mine against them. How did they manage to look so rough but felt really soft against mine? His ringtone came to my rescue again, blaring me out of my thoughts.
Slade cursed, pulling the phone to stare at the screen with an obvious irritation. When he pulled away from me to take the call, I felt
