Unknown Desires

ia's

rough the hall. My body was trembling not just f

followed every step, every breath

floor, leaving footprints. My fin

d a line. I knew I

I had signed my

sn't just angry. He

olled, possess

His grip on my wrist was iron-tight, his muscles ten

e chandeliers above cast a glow, making the shadows under

sement barely concealed. He opened the rulebook

ils to respect the master's territory

. My knees threat

ster, searching his face for even a

ed, his eyes were

voice was low and laced wit

hard. "I-I d

g. A mistake, that's a weak excus

ing against my skin. "Ignorance do

up in my eyes

I flinch

iting patiently

ching me like a predator amu

leaning in slightly. "Do you know what

trembled

," he

my voice barely above a w

rled his lips.

r bleeding into something a

asp

't just

s his

raw and untamed. It wanted somet

eason, it was

my arm in a slow deliberate motion. The heat of his touch

en he spoke again, but

ped into

llowe

hority." "You need to be

gh me. "Please...

rip slid to my chin, tilting my face up u

wer lip, his touch sending a sh

whispering. Then, someth

witched, his

ffened like he was

er, his grip faltering

d back, gasping, his hands cu

ered slightly, as i

y, exhaling through his nose, his should

word, he spun on his

uzzed with

ckled. "Lu

lace, I can literal

ercy, that was som

t was... it ha

Master

, my wolf restles

She wasn't supposed to matter, she

inside me had cracked. My wolf had faltered and restra

s, If I let her keep affecting me, if

o

myself who I w

ir, followed by the poun

toward the western courtyard. Lucian, who w

e have a runn

wly, rolling

rf

needed, a les

e courtyard, the scene

ackled the runaw

gi

now torn and stained with dirt. Her long brown hair was wild,

het

across her face, her head snapping to t

ighting, she was stil

oice hoarse. "Please! I-I just w

len

y lips, Instantly,

ing back just enough to let

at me, her wide, terror-filled eye

ter... I wasn't trying to betray you...

ead slightly,

ve and

ink freedom was

ny of

ed. "Well, well. A desperate l

er chin between my fingers,

ounded agai

m?" I m

allowe

her cheek, watching as she flinched. "An

ng her head frantically.

y fingers pressing int

wn her face. "An

ped me. "And you thou

shud

t. "You are nothing but a slave. A

oftly, shoul

shment chambers," I o

grabbed her

s returning tenfold. "Young Master, please

ed as she was

She had guts, I'