SAOIRSE
I trudged back to my quarters, every step a reminder of what I’d done—of how I let my guard down, of how I let him touch me in a way no one ever had.
My legs ached. My core throbbed. I felt raw and new and wrecked all at once.
I wasn’t the same anymore. Not after today.
“That was… right,”
Nyx’s voice curled into my mind, a purr laced with guilt and something close to pleasure.
“No,” I whispered harshly, dragging the soft fabric of my dress over my skin. “It wasn’t. It was wrong. They’re wrong.”
I ran a hand through my tangled hair, heart thudding like war drums.
“I have to stay away from them. Both of them. Cain. Cyrus. I need to sever this bond before the Alphas notice.” I grabbed my cloak, steeling myself. “There has to be a way.”
I cracked my door open and scanned the h
