I placed my hands on his chest, gently pushing him away. Once the spark hit me, I immediately withdrew my hands.
"What is all of this about?"
"I need you." He said in a low growl.
Need me…. The way he said it made me feel like the last piece of diamond on earth. That made blood rush to my cheeks.
He heaved a sigh. "Lyric, the last thing I want to do is scare you away, so we'll take things slowly. I understand this is a drastic change for you, especially since you don’t want a mate, but everything we do will be in your will. Nothing rushed, nothing forced." For the first time since the Halloween party, he sounded the way he had sounded that night, enchanting, not the authoritative tone he spoke with. "Please don't view this as completely negative. Can you attempt to give this a try?
