100 Days, Alphas' Mate
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?" I asked, s
t with a hint of smugness. He bent to kiss
cted
ng for me, he started up the stairs, leaving me trailing behind like some confused guest at my own ceremony
cy. Honesty. I deserve to
ected? One who's clearly not over it?" I caught up with him, my voic
've told you," he muttered, not meeting my eyes. "But I forgot. Besides, I never promised you a bed of rose
ing the door open behind him,
ll I could say. What was the point of arguing wit
ming in, or are you going to s
And yet, it looked untouched. The charcoal-grey duvet matched the abstract wallpaper behind the bed. A sleek door led, presumably, to the bathroom. A floor-to-ceiling window stretched across t
. But it also felt cold. Untouched. Just like
ur room, or if I'll be going back to the guest house," I s
off his jacket. "Did you read
e. I needed to survive. And now, I'd just handed myself over to a man I barely knew. A man feared across ev
yself into th
his jacket carelessly onto the bed. "It's alright, S
squeeze. Then he kissed my knuckles gently, like a twisted g
nds and destroyed enemy packs. I believed he was just misunderstood. But tonight proved me wrong. The way people looked a
d look at me
ry about pack affairs. You've got your freedom now. Unlimited access to luxury. All yo
hardening. "And you
said, All that gl
not to sign a damn thing until I understood the full wei
t maybe, just maybe, there was something genuine in his eye
I mean, it couldn't be worse than what I
ey
saw desire flicker in his eyes, but it vanished just as quickly as it came. He lifted his hand,
could barely hear myself breathe. Okay. I wasn't imagining it. He was attract
my because I wanted to protect you. Forget her. Focus on your family's vindicat
turned away, continuing to undress l
d spoke quietly. "I w
r, hands shaking as I
ld even touch it
was a mess, bloodied and bruised, his nose clearly broken. He was trembl
ed to hi
g his head so low I thought it might hi
lowly, his expre
er each other. "It's-it's-Deklan, he told m
t him off, his voice
nched into fists, and his irises shifted, changing
in the room
air refus