GREG’S POV
She’s a precious gem that I will forever cherish. My mate… I thought in my head while staring at the sleeping Thalina in my bed.
After that knee-shaking and exhausting ‘activity’ we had, the aphrodisiac ceased its effect on me. Thanks to her, I was able to quench the thirst of my body for the time being because the second she fell asleep on my shoulder and our skin touched, she lit back the fire that I was trying too hard to put off.
“How could you make me feel so whole right now just by looking at you?” I whispered while gazing at her beauty before me.
But when my eyes went down to some bruises on her arms, I cursed at myself.
I should have protected her but just like my mate that I killed years ago, I failed to protect her from myself.
“Sullivan!” I heard a voice and the
