Alpha Cormac’s POV Stepping out of Lyra’s room, I let out a deep sigh. Even though the warmth I had felt there evaporated, it was a necessary measure to avoid all her questions and I don't even trust how much I can restrain Steel from doing something silly. And now the hallway of the packhouse felt colder, quieter, filled with responsibilities waiting to drag me back into reality. Steel stirred inside me, restless.“You left too quickly,” he hissed.“I had to,” I muttered under my breath as I strode down the corridor.If I had stayed even a few minutes longer, I wasn’t sure what I might have said or what we might have done.Lyra had a way of disarming me without even trying even whenever I try to convince myself that it was all necessary part of the plan I have in motion to look like I totally cared for her but I knew deep down it was the mate bond beckoning me and like also sort of longed for this type of connection.The way she looked at me when I spoke about the struggles with t
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