Elelira POV
Lachlan and I started to ride back to the castle on his horse after leaving the cafe. It was a very distracted ride so far, though we haven't even made it to the outskirts of town yet. His hands as he helped me up to mount the beast sent tingles traveling all over me, and instead of the calming effect his touch has been giving me since I began accepting him, it’s now making my skin itch with some unidentifiable need.
I know what I just confessed to Lachlan was basically an invitation, and it was the truth. I do have this desire that comes over me when I’m with him now…..
But there is also this hesitation inside me, like my heart is trying to tell me I’m still not ready.
“You’re just nervous,” Val grumbles at me. “It’s our mate, and he wants us. There is no reason to not f
