DANTE’S POV
My greatest fear ever since meeting Selene had always been losing control in her presence letting my wolf override my judgment and expose the parts of myself I had spent years burying. Yet that was exactly what I had allowed to happen. My restraint had cracked for a second barely a breath and that was all it took for the bond to slip its claws into me. I had no one to blame but myself. I should never have let her into my office. I should have held the line, maintained my distance, reminded her and myself that boundaries existed for a reason. Instead, I had let her corner me no, I had cornered myself and now I was drowning in the consequences of my own weakness.
I didn’t stop walking until I reached the far end of the east wing, where the tall windows overlooked the training g
