Chapter 30

Livid. I was completely livid. I had been bombarded, and the thought of once again being caught off guard, being unprepared had me enraged. How could I have allowed this to happen? I had lowered my guard and gave into my physical desires in a moment of weakness by allowing Elijah to kiss me. In that short amount of time of being distracted for a fleeting moment, the wolf had been able to creep up to me. If he had been an enemy, things could have gone very different.

The irritation and anger in his tone made it obvious he had witnessed it all. A shred of guilt had formed in my stomach, angering me even more. I despised the fact I felt remorse for simply living my life, for letting myself go. Feelings I thought I had been rid of, were slowing coming back like a long-forgotten memory.

My mind was all over the place as another thought popped into my head that I would be bringing to Elijah’s attention as soon as we were alone. He had asked for me to keep an open mind, to allow him some gra