The Alpha I shouldn't crave
Maybe he wouldn't answer, maybe he'd blocked my number, maybe calling would just confirm that whatever strange connection we'd had was severed by distance and his cruel parting words.
But the craving to hear his voice was becoming physically painful, an itch I couldn't scratch no matter how much time I spent with Damon.
My hand shook as I lifted the phone again, thumb hovering millimeters from the call button, my heart hammering against my ribs.
Deep down, underneath all the confusion about Damon and the justified anger at Marcus's treatment, I still craved him with terrifying intensity.
Still wanted his hands on my skin, his mouth claiming mine, the way he made me feel like I was the center