Chapter 13

I walked through the castle to my room feeling like a sluggard. The trip back was like a haze to me. All I could think about was that pathetic look in his eyes. It was as if he was watching everything he had ever wanted and dreamed about being ripped away from him, just out of reach, and there was nothing he could do to stop it.

I let him kiss me. I still felt his lips on mine as if it had just happened. He was like a forbidden fruit, and the temptation had been too much to fight initially. I cursed myself at that thought. My hand grasped my chest at the odd sensation again. It felt like pain, like an ache, but what was the source? I had not been injured. My stomach felt sensitive as well. I had never been ill before in my lifetime, and I did not feel pain unless it was being inflicted. I did not like this feeling at all. Was it because of him, the wolf? Was it because I attempted the sever his mate bond?

Why was I unable to officially reject him? Was there something inside of me hold