Chapter Six

David

The lamp cast a faded ray of light over her amber complexion. She was almost at peace while her hair spread out all over the pillow like she fucking belonged there. The more I stared at her, the more I noticed features I hadn’t been able to see before.

Her scent - as much as I wanted to be nauseated by it - seemed to only make me want to draw closer, close enough until I could sniff in the shampoo of her hair.

Stupid mate bond!

I had rejected her, yet she still had this pull.

I just couldn’t take it.

I shoved my thoughts down my throat and tried to forget about that. I was still mad at my brothers for what they did.

Naked on the bed, and eyes closed in rest, I could only imagine what it would be like to reach for her under the duvet, and…

Fuck this.

“I still cannot believe you two had me running into the woods just to bring her back. And how on earth did you guys know she was in danger anyways?”

No one answered me. They didn’t have to because we had gone over it a thousan