Chapter 10
MeritFor a moment, he didn’t know what to think. Kal had been upset. She said as much. She failed to mention that she had been prepared to leave, without saying a word. Then again, it was no more than he deserved.
She dashed to the door, blocking the bag from his view with her body. Her luscious, alluring body.
He should be upset. Furious. Instead, all he felt was shame that he had given his mate no reason to stay.
The last night he spent with her in his arms, she confessed that she felt alone and exposed. She wanted–needed–his touch to ground her, to make her feel wanted and desired.
What did he do? He placated her with timid kisses and still held himself back.
The bloodlust inside him stirred. His claws fully extended and the guard hairs on his arms bristled. Always hung
