Some part of me stung to imagine leaving papa here. My lip trembled as I thought about Andrey's offer. There were some conflicts between us but I wasn't going to reject it.
I had no idea that behind his calm expression, the Alpha part of him paced restlessly beneath his skin, struggling to contain instincts I would never understand.
"Yeah I think I would like that", The corner of my lip twitched for him, but I just couldn't manage a smile for him right now.
A faint, almost inaudible exhale left Andrey, the kind that came from a man used to holding more than human strength inside him.
Andrey's shoulders sagged with relief. His hand jerked forward before stopping to curl into the fist against his side. I itched to reach out and take his hand , but I couldn't scratch that right now. I was
