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Klaus’s POV

I was pretending to play on my phone, all the while I could feel Ella staring at me from across the other sofa.

It felt a little awkward to be living in this place with her from now on, after spending a whole year living in this empty house alone.

She said good night to me and went inside the bedroom to sleep.

I was pretending to be busy with my phone because I didn’t know how to act around her. It kept me from saying a lot of things I wanted to say that would have probably chased her away.

I was afraid of admitting my feelings to her, like a coward.

It was so ironic. The great, fearless, alpha Klaus is afraid of expressing his feelings towards a girl.

But I had a good excuse for not telling her about the true reason behind accepting her offer.

I was afraid she wouldn’t feel the same way.

I was afraid if I came forward, it would scare her off and drive her away.

She told me that she w