~ISSA The question caught me off guard. I swallowed hard. 'It's because you're my mate,' I muttered in my head. My wolf stirred within me. The poor animal was yearning for her the entire time and it was getting harder to keep my cool. Perhaps it was the way she blinked, I could swear that my world slowed each time I watched her do it. Or perhaps it was the way she widened her beautiful amber eyes each time she tried to lie. 'Damn! Issa, control yourself,' I scolded myself. Ivan shifted within me. It wanted me to hug her again. It wanted me to touch her, to trail my lips down her body but I stood my ground. "I'm still waiting for an answer, Issa," she muttered and her sharp gaze bore into my eyes. She had this strong personality that I could not get enough of. I wa

