Once Ignored, Now Claimed
I cupped his face and said, "Wake up, Adrian. You represent Midnight right now. Remember what your mother said. We can't let our pack be humiliated again."
Something shifted in his eyes. He paused, then looked at me with burning intensity.
"You're right, Elara."
He tilted his head and kissed my cheek, his arm wrapping around my waist.
This was the closeness and tenderness I had waited years for, yet I couldn't feel happy at all.
Draven's expression from moments ago refused to leave my mind.
Suddenly, Marielle screamed behind me.
I turned back to see Marielle with tears streaming down her face. Her eyes locked on the way Adrian and I were holding hands, as if she were waiting for him to let g