Chapter 119: Not running
(Grace's POV)
I took a deep breath, steadying my pulse, which had been thundering ever since Alexander pinned me beneath him. Every touch, every look he gave me had a way of destroying the walls I worked so hard to put up between us. For a brief moment, I saw the man, the Alpha, who once made me forget the weight of my world.
But I wasn’t that naive girl anymore.
And I wasn’t about to let my emotions—or my pregnancy—risk exposing my vulnerability to him again. Not yet.
I gently pushed at his chest, my voice soft but firm, “Alexander… stop.”
He froze, his golden eyes just barely tinged with the red of his wolf lurking beneath the surface. His breathing was heavy, as though torn between listening to me and giving in to the demands of his wolf. Slowly, he
