Chapter 22

The feeling of her lips on mine startled me. I sat transfixed at first, but slowly she leaned closer, pulling deeper and into a depth of passion that would end us on the wrong path.

I held her shoulder and cautiously pulled her back, her back hit the soft fluffy pillow as my body towered over hers. Her chestnut eyes burned in desire to have more of me, but that can’t be possible at this time.

I moved away from her and she quickly shot up in surprise, she grabbed my arm, her eyes begging that I stayed back.

“Not now,” I muttered in the iciest voice I could find.

“Why do you keep pushing me away, do you think I’m too weak to have you?” her little voice broke as it spoke.

“This is not about weakness, okay? My Pack is under attack, you don’t expect me to sit with you while rogues destroy impregnable boundaries that took me years to build.” I noticed my tone was harsh with the way she recoiled into the bed.

I waited for her to argue like she always does but she didn’t, she couldn’t e