“I am not interested in such activities with you right now. Get out.” Kaelen’s voice was cold, firm, and unchanging. The rejection hit Serena like a slap. She blinked in shock. What? No… no way. He wants pups, doesn’t he? Shouldn’t he be happy I came to him? “But you said… if I humbled myself, if I begged….” she blurted, her chest rising and falling fast. “Get. Out.” His tone was sharper this time. Her body trembled with need. She snapped, voice shaking. “You’re the cause of this! You turned me into an animal. You made my body crave you. Now you’re refusing me? You don’t have that right!” “I do not care about your needs,” Kaelen said flatly, dismissing her as if she were nothing. Serena froze, her gaze burned into him. Her knees quivered, her skin burned, her chest heaved like she’d

