NORA POV Derek stared at me, looking straight into my eyes. Like, did he just ask me to tell him what I want? Like, does that even have to be a question? Like, seriously, even at this moment, who just stares at their mate like a wizard when she’s crazily in heat? I looked at him. He gave me a brow raise like he’s expecting me to talk, but for a moment his jaw tightened and his pupils darkened. His claws dug into the bed beside me, but then he pulled them back while he pretended like it didn’t happen and kept a calm face, with a smile that seemed like a forced smile to me. “Say it, Nora,” he murmured. His voice rumbled so deep it made my chest tighten. My heart pounded so fast it hurt. Lunara was restless inside me, pushing me toward him, begging me to take him. But Derek… he was holdin

