Chapter Seventeen (Part One)

(Cara's POV)

I should be scared of him; he had killed a man right before my eyes. I should stay away from him, but the moment he let me have a peek into his past, I discovered that in some strange way we were similar. There was this space in his heart, and I wanted to fill it.

I placed my hands on his chest, tracing lines down to his abdomen. He didn't push me away, and that gave me a little confidence to go further. I might not be as perfect as other girls out here, and I might not be as powerful, but there was something I had that they didn't. I had the Alpha -- at least that's what I believed. He was obsessed, and he didn't hide it. He didn't hide his want, and I loved seeing the bright, burning need in his eyes.

"Touch me," I whispered, "Make me yours."

His eyes darkened. "You don't know what you are asking for," he replied, and he was right. I didn't know what I was asking for, but I wanted to be his in every sense.

"Then explain it to me."

"You would be mine when I've marked you