Lilith's POV
He likes me?
He said he likes me?
I stare at him. "What?"
Daegan's face is blank, eyes calm as still water, no trace of the confession he just dropped. But my hand's on his chest, feeling his heart pound as hard as mine.
If it weren't for that, I'd think he was messing with me.
Thump, thump, thump.
I squint.
Is his ear... red? Barely noticeable.
My face heats, eyes watering, probably looking pathetic. "You... you said you like me?"
He looks away, throat bobbing, but his voice stays steady. "Yeah."
His Adam's apple shifts again.
I know that move—every time they want to do things to me, their throats do that, like their wolves are clawing to break free.
God, it's so sexy.
My brain short-circuits, and I reach out, fingertips brushing his Adam's apple.
He jerks ba
