Elsa
We arrived at the pack, but instead of taking me home, Adam brought me to the Alpha’s house. He carried me straight into the shower in his bedroom. We were both covered in dirt and leaves, remnants of our desperate run through the woods. He turned on the cold water, and we stood there together, letting it wash over us. The cold helped cool the fire inside me, but it didn’t ease the ache in my soul.
"Claim me, Adam," I pleaded, my voice trembling with fear of what might happen next. "Let this be complete. Please, I can’t go through another heat like that." I was desperate, dreading the thought of the agony repeating itself.
He took a deep breath, and the silence between us grew heavy. I could see the tension in his body, the battle raging inside him. Then he spoke, his voice low and
