Kayla’s POVI froze and my mind went blank as I struggled to realise what was happening. We were shouting at each other one moment and the next; he was kissing me…I stayed unresponsive as my brain tried to catch up with the reality that I was being kissed. Suddenly, Zane snaked his hand towards my back and squeezed my butt. As I gasped in shock, he used the opportunity to thrust his tongue inside my mouth, deepening the kiss. A strange sensation passed through me and there was a pleasant flutter in my stomach as he probed my mouth with his tongue. Even though I placed my hand on his chest, wanting to push him away, I ended up clutching his shirt instead. I pulled him closer to me and the buttons in his shirt flew in all directions in the room. But I was far too lost in the sensations that the kiss was awaking in me, to notice anything else. Without even knowing I was doing it, I started kissing him back.&n

 Kayla’s POVAfter Zane left the room, I sat in my office trying to gather my scattered thoughts. I was a jumbled mess of emotions with confusion, anger, happiness and the most troublesome of all, hope… I was used to being in a state of calmness or annoyance at all times and the pile of emotions were wreaking havoc on me. I didn’t know how I was supposed to deal with this many emotions at a time. So I decided to do what I did the best. I ignored them and tried to focus on the paperwork in front of me. Then I thought of how I would have to start the paperwork of Sara’s transfer as soon as she submits her request officially. I didn’t want to give Zane any reason to prolong his visit if I could deal with it at the earliest. Even as I tried to focus on the heap of papers in front of me, my mind kept wandering to the bundle of mischief that was Zane Black. I couldn’t help but remember our kiss, a

 Kayla’s POVI watched in horror as Zane leaped towards Ethan who stood there foolishly, as if ready to fight an Alpha. Ethan was the only person in this world I considered a friend and seeing him about to lose his life in front of me snapped me into a frenzy. That too, at the hands of my mate and somehow, I had the feeling that I had unknowingly caused this fight. So, I did the only thing I could think of at such a short notice. I jumped in front of Zane, blocking his path towards Ethan. I hoped that seeing me would calm his rage. But somehow, his already golden eyes glowed even more gold. And that was a thing I hadn’t thought possible until now. I realised my stupidity too later as Zane growled at me in warning. He was pissed off that his mate was trying to protect another man, and he was far too lost in his wolf senses to understand my reasons for it. He could only perceive it as his mate choosing someone else ov

 Zane’s POVI watched Kayla storming away in search of her Beta. My lips pulled into a frown as I remembered how close I had been to marking her now. What would have happened if I had gone with it and actually did it? Maybe she would have stopped resisting me then? Then I shook my head and let out a laugh. Knowing her, she would have just kicked me out of here and declared war on my pack. I would have to let her come to me on her own terms. Pushing her to a corner would only make her lash out and resist me even more… Till she realises what she is missing out, I would just have to wait. Pressing her buttons was fun, anyway!Then my thoughts wandered to what happened with her Beta. The guy was so in love with her that a blind man would have known it. I wondered how my mate who was clever with everything else remained ignorant of it for all this while. I had realised that he was head over heels in love with her

 Zane’s POVAs the ceremony continued, I smirked, thinking of what was going to happen. Though the Alphas normally lead the packs on the run during full moon, in the days where there are mating ceremonies, it was the newly mated couple who would lead the run. The rest of the pack would give them enough time to enjoy the run in their wolf forms for a while before joining them. But as I planned the ceremony, Kayla’s words kept ringing in my mind. She had told me to take all the decisions regarding the ceremony, and I thought, why not? Though I had stuck with the traditional methods in all aspects of ceremony, I wanted to change one last detail. I wanted to lead the run with Kayla instead of having the couple having the lead. I was allowed to take the decision, and I didn’t think Kayla would go back on her word of letting me handle the ceremony. That meant she would have to agree to my decision if I say that we w