All Chapters of THE REJECTED LYCAN PRINCESS: Chapter 171 - Chapter 172

ARI“Wait.”We are at the gate and I can’t seem to want to return to the house.Zade looks at me, concerned. “What’s wrong?”“Nothing,” I shake my head. “I just… I don’t want to go back inside just yet. Take a walk with me?”“Sure,” his dimpled smile shines even under the moonlight.He is holding my hand, my palm fitting so well on his. I feel safe but anxious because of all that is about to happen.“Don’t be nervous. I can taste it.”“It’s hard not to be,” I exhale sharply.“It’s about us, and you should know I care about you and I wouldn’t do something to hurt you.”That is not exactly the same as saying things I am hoping to hear. I hate how insecure I am, how hard I try to act and be unaffected, but end up in the same place.With feelings out of my reach. Out of my control.I have not been loved like this, held like this, before, and yes, he hurt me when I was so vulnerable. It still hurts, but I know that for me to open myself up for more, I need to let go of the hurt, because I m