AXEL
I hold Hayley's gaze, cursing myself internally for what I'm set to do.
“Look,” I start carefully. “We kissed at your place, and it was perfect. But Hayley, I…” Now it's my turn to struggle with making eye contact. I look away, then draw in a deep breath. “I'm not good for you.”
It's such a cliché letdown, and yet the words feel like a dagger to my own heart. For a split second I wish I could take them back. I wish I could hold her close right now and tell her everything—what I've become, and just how much I've changed in the last month since I became a wolf.
But more than anything else, I wish I wasn't the second boy in weeks to make her feel the hurt of a heartbreak.
Even if the feelings between us aren't defined just yet, it sure as hell already feels like a goddamn break-
