Chapter 19

Iris:

“I wouldn’t have let a child burn in there. If that is the explanation that you were looking for, this is my answer”

Ezio’s voice had me snap my eyes open, and having caught the familiar Alpha’s scent, my heart raced as I worried about the reason that he was here.

If the man suspected anything about Ezio and I; the two of us were screwed.

“I’ll leave you two to rest for now, we will talk about this later” he said, looking Ezio in the eye. Ezio nodded, watching as the Alpha walked out of the room. His daughter waved goodbye at me and despite wanting to return the favor; I couldn’t find myself able to move my hand.

Ezio waited until the door was closed, listening to their footsteps moving further away before he got up from his bed. He cupped my cheeks and connected his lips with my own before I could say a word. His eyes closing as his heart raced, my own was racing just as fast, matching his beat. He pulled away to look me in the eye, resting his forehead against my own as the