Dargan's POV
“Alpha,” Gaia said softly, her voice like cool water on the raging inferno inside of me. “You don’t---”
“Don’t!” I warned and without warning, I launched for her. She managed a startled gasp, as I pulled her into my hard chest, holding her and cradling her close, almost scared that she’d disappear on me if I didn’t. And if that didn’t tell you how much I needed her, I didn’t know what would…
“Don’t defend them!” I barely got between clenched teeth, clutching her tighter, despite knowing that it must hurt her. “Sometimes the only way to deal with assholes is by being the bigger asshole.”
Tentatively, her hand came up and lightly stroked my back. Little by little the tension left my body and my wolf calmed down knowing that she was safe and protected. That nobody was about t
