SIXTEEN

“Kiss me.” The command washed over me like a tide.

I expected him to tell me to kneel or get out or for him to scold me but not that. My legs froze to the ground while my cheeks turned crimson. His words embarrassed me but when I dared to look at him, he looked nothing but serious.

“I – Alpha –“ I swallowed down bile caused by nervousness.

“Kiss me. I’m sure you know how to do that.” My skin felt too hot for my body, as if I was burning from the inside.

“I –“ I’d never initiated a kiss in my life. In fact, I’d only ever kissed Lucien and I didn’t think he would want to know that.

“You must have kissed someone before, am I right?” When I looked into his eyes, I had no choice but to nod because there was no point lying to him. He already knew about Lucien and me and he hated lies.

Admitting turned out to be a grave mistake.

He grabbed my nape with firm hands and hauled me to his chest in one move with his dead eyes alive with anger. The white around his eyes turned red and his lips pull