“How…?”
The question escaped before I could stop it.
It was the only thing I could think.
The only thing that mattered.
Because nothing about what had just happened made sense.
Vincenzo staggered.
For the first time since meeting him, he looked unstable.
Weak.
Human.
Then he fell.
His knees hit the floor first.
A second later, the rest of him followed.
The sight immediately erased some of my anger.
Not all of it.
Just enough.
Enough to make me pay attention.
Enough to make me listen.
“Laws of a werewolf,” he said between heavy breaths.
Each word seemed harder than the last.
“If I truly love you…”
His hand pressed against the floor.
“If I truly want you to become my mate…”
Another breath.
“Then I have to accept your wolf.”
My confusion only grew.
“What?”
His laugh
