Chapter Sixteen

Ivans POV

This was becoming harder and harder, and it had only been a few days. Ruthie had gotten so aroused in the department store seeing me in my suit. The car ride back? Pure torture. I don’t know how she kept her cool when I almost lost control. I paced up and down my room. I had to reject her. The bond was only going to get stronger and hurt her more when I cut it. I didn’t want to hurt her at all though. I thought back to this morning when I had broken her barrier. The desire she felt for me was overwhelming, I had never felt anything like it. I continued pacing. What if I did mark her? What then? What if the rest of the pack didn’t accept me? Would she leave her home for me?

Tomorrow was going to be a long day, I decided to get out of the clothes I’d been wearing all day and listen to some music to calm down. I pulled my shirt over my head when the door knocked. Without thinking I walked over and opened it to see a wide eyed Ruthie checking me out. I observed as she used what