Chapter 3 AT FIRST, ALEXIS SPLUTTERED, finding it hard to regain her balance and calm down. She wanted to yank away, and to push Anton far away from her. Her hands were on his hips, but his hands were on her shoulders, keeping her close. He hadn’t pushed farther into her mouth, sensing the panic that was rising. “Alexis,” he said, trying to break the girl from the panic she had gotten into. “It’s me, I’m right here.” Anton’s voice soothed her immediately, and Alexis closed her eyes. She focused on breathing through her nose, and calming the rapid beating of her heart. Eventually, she was able to fully relax herself. She trusted Anton, and would trust him with her life. She hardly knew the Alpha, but she knew that he would always be there for her. With a groan, when he realized that Ale

