Cassian's POV I woke up with her sticking to me like a leech. It's been four days since it started. Lily gave her another medicine that worked for her pain but she was moody and clingy. No medicine could cure that.I stared at the ceiling for a few long moments. Sleeping together with her wasn't so bad before but now I'm struggling to even get a wink of it. She's all over me. Maybe it's because she finds my scent comforting but I'm not sure if that's the only reason. I stared down at the girl who slept without a care in the world. She had her head on my chest and a leg splayed over my torso. Staying close to the omega like this warranted a horny wolf twenty-four-seven. I kept my hands to myself while she kept hers all over me. The front of my pants needed more space due to my cock was standing tall, demanding attention.Even if I told myself that she is young, my wolf only saw her as a woman and his mate. And my body can only handle a lot of dirty thoughts. A groan slipped past my

"I cannot believe I'm coming with you, Ivy," Ruth said for the nth time. "What am I doing? The alpha will kill me. We're not supposed to go into the woods! What if there are rogues—" "Ruth, calm down." I turned to her. Her ranting is slowly deteriorating all the courage I built up before setting off here. "Calm down? You expect me to calm down when our pack is out there fighting rogues and we're here going into the woods to cause more trouble? This is not safe, Ivy. You don't know what rogues are capable of—" I closed my eyes before I cut her off. "Ruth, if you can't remember well, I'd like to remind you that I was a rogue myself before I joined this pack. And they—" I pointed my finger at the woods. "-aren't rogues. They are hunters. I was captured by those monsters in the past and that's why I'm hellbound on rescuing those kids. You don't want me to tell you the things I've seen. If you're scared, you can go back. But I will not come until I find them. I will not be able to stay

Cassian swallowed, then looked away as he stepped back. I tried my best to cover myself with my hands. I didn't know what the hell to do. My teeth sank on my lips, almost drawing blood from the action.I watched as the alpha unbuttoned his shirt. He took it off quickly and extended it towards me, raking a hand through his hair as he looked away. "Put this on," My hands moved without thinking. I took the shirt and wore it, not speaking a single word through the whole ordeal. The shock of it all made me numb and my senses were only coming back slowly. Cassian religiously kept his eyes away from me. Goddess, I wanted to die."I'll go out and check if they're gone. I'll pick up your clothes and something to eat before coming back. Stay here, understand?" "Okay…." He was out of the cave as soon as I spoke. "Shit!" I sank to the floor with my head in my hands. What kind of fucked up situation is this? It took several minutes of me cursing myself for causing trouble, for Cassian to come

"S-Stop it!" I turned my face away, trying my best to hide from him.Cassian was silent as he observed me. He gripped my face again and made me look at him. I was too embarrassed to meet his eyes.How can I look at his face again?! "Little pup," He breathed in my ear. "You're testing the strength of all the restraints holding me back." I shuddered as she spoke in his deep voice.He's holding back?My eyes shot up to his face only to see his gleaming eyes staring back at me. That's right. He was holding back. He never touched me intimately. Even now, after the most blissful experience I've ever had, Cassian didn't touch me that way. Why? I've given him permission. Wasn't that enough? What's stopping him?Is my body not appealing to him?I looked down and found out that it wasn't the reason. The huge bulge in his pants was hard to miss. His manhood was large and I don't know if I was scared or thrilled by that information. I don't think I could ever get used to the fact of how big he

Cassian's POV"Cassian, it's been a month. You need to do something."I looked up at my mom. The breakfast table was awfully quiet. It's been like this for a month. Like there was something missing. I sighed, looking down at my plate of food. "She won't come out. I don't know what to do." "This is not good for her, Cassian. We need to do something. I tried. Ruth tried. Everyone here did everything we could to make her come out. She hasn't stepped out of the packhouse even once after the incident. How long are you going to let this go on?""What are you suggesting, Mom? It's not like I haven't tried to get her out. I asked her many times. Hell, I even proposed I would go for a run with her. What else can I do?" I crossed my arms.My mother shook her head. "Cassian, you need to be a little more empathetic.""Huh? Do you think I'm a heartless person?" I scoffed."Cass, hear her out." My father snapped."Look, she lost her mother. That means a great deal. I know I don't have to explain