She knows. I keep replaying the look on her face when Cain said it. I keep replaying the way she felt in my arms too.
The way she jumped right into them when I was there and she was scared.
And then, I keep thinking of him, of the fact he got into our Residence. That he got into her room. That he was touching her.
Thank fuck she killed him because I would have ripped him limb from limb. Hell, if she hadn’t jumped into my arms, I might have done it too. My anger was raging but the minute I held her, all I could focus on was her body against mine, how much she was trembling, how much she was leaning into me, wanting me to protect her. Needing me to.
My dick comes alive at that thought. At the fact she chose me. That for once, her fear didn’t overwhelm her. Maybe the Mate-bond is starting to properly affect her or maybe she’s starting to trust us, but either way, I know it’s a good sign.
“Alpha.” One of my Wolves say tapping on my office door.
“What?”
“They’ve accepted your request for a
